The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education

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479 Index Note: Page numbers in italics refer to figures. AAJE. See American Association for Jewish Education Aaronson, Rebecca. See Brickner, Rebecca Aaronson Abrams, Samuel, 13 Abramson, Frances, 253 academic schedule, standardization of, 96 accommodationism, accusation of, against Benderly, 114–16 acculturation: debate on, 219; and Jewish education , 96; postwar trend toward, 8. See also Americanization Ackerman, Walter: on Benderly program, 3, 6, 7, 10, 205; on central agencies, challenges facing, 379; on Central Jewish Institute, 260–61; on JEC consultation, 390–91; on Jewish education, 128, 130, 418–19 Addelston, Susan, 285, 319 Adler, Cyrus, 38, 134 Adventures of K’tonton (Weilerstein), 236 a√ordability of education, Benderly’s focus on, 113–16, 407–8 After You—What? A Message to the Jewish Mothers of America (Benderly), 231 Agronsky, Gershon, 85 Agudath Ha-Morim Ha-Ivrim B’Nu York V’Sevivoteha (Hebrew Teachers Union of New York and Vicinity), 47–49, 56, 177, 179, 213, 219 Agudath Morim Muvtalim (Union of Unemployed Teachers), 179 Ahad Ha-Am (Ginsberg, Asher): Hashiloah and, 34; influence on Benderly and group, 4, 23, 25–26, 78, 291; influence on Berkson, 245, 249, 262; Kaplan (Mordecai) on, 77; on Palestine cultural center, 249 Aitz Chaim Congregation, 425n9 AJC. See American Jewish Committee Akiba Academy (Philadelphia), 392 Alkabetz, Solomon Halevi, 410 Allen, Isaac, 383, 385 American, Sadia, 209 American Association for Jewish Education (AAJE), 181–83, 352–53 American Council for Judaism, 343 American Indians, playing of, in Jewish culture camps, 313–15, 314 Americanization: Benderly’s support for, 27, 35, 100, 115–16; community theory of (Berkson), 244–46; as conscious product of Jewish education, 345; critics of, 205; day schools and, 392, 393, 396; food and, 301; Jewish culture camps and, 301, 302, 312–13; JTA acceptance of, 214; Principals Association support for, 96. See also Jewish-American identity Americanized Zionist youth movement, 65 American Jewish Committee (AJC), 38–39, 353 American Jewish Congress, 353 American Jewish Year Book of 1969, 403, 418 American Jewry, postwar responsibilities of, 352–53 American Judaism: Benderly’s faith in, 15; development of, 8, 205, 224; foundation of Israel and, 370–73; possibility of, 174. See also Jewish-American identity American Palestine Company, 120–21 American School of Oriental Research, 85 Anti-Missionary League, 69 antimissionary work, 193 antisemitism: and debate on Jewish-American identity, 176; education as antidote for, 344, 353, 376; and Jewish unity, 331; responses to, 320, 353–54; stereotypes and, 315, 317, 320; in World War II period, 344, 353; youth organizations and, 202 Arabs in Palestine, attitudes toward, 87–88 480 Index archival sources, 8–9, 280 Aronin, Ben, 359 Aronson, Julia. See Dushkin, Julia Aronson arts: in curriculum, 354–55; preservation e√orts, 358–60; and unity of Jewish community , 354–60 Ashkenazi, Hakham Zvi Hirsch Benjamin Jacob, 18 Ashkenazi, Leah (mother of Samson Benderly ), 18 Asinof, Morris, 46–47, 290 assimilation: Ahad Ha-Am on, 26; Benderly boys’ failure to address, 411; Benderly’s views on, 10; Central Jewish Institute opposition to, 263; and declining enrollment , 477n27; Dewey on, 4; Jewish education as e√ort to stem, 41, 60, 224, 246, 417, 418; of Western gender roles, 231–32 Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, 139 Associated Talmud Torahs of Greater New York, 383 Associated Talmud Torahs of Philadelphia, 132–34, 163 Association of Yeshivas, 399 audiovisual aids: Benderly boys’ use of, 101; Orthodox opposition to, 52–53 Babani, Reb Hayim, 23 Bailyn, Bernard, 3 Balch, Ernest, 315 Balfour Declaration, 82, 82–83, 203 Baltimore, Benderly’s early career in, 17–35; education career, 20–22, 425n10; medical career, 17, 19–20, 21–22. See also Hebrew Education Society schools Baltimore Hebrew College, 32–33 Barkan, Irving, 377 bar mitzvahs, at Jewish culture camps, 311 Barshad, Menahem, 19, 280, 424n2 bat mitzvah, at Jewish culture camps, 286–87, 287 Baumgarten, Sid, 316 Beatty, Willard, 226 Behar, Nissim, 23 Belth, Norton, 360, 366 Benderly, Hershel (father), 18, 19 Benderly, Jacob (brother), 120 Benderly, Jennie ‘‘Hemdah’’ Miller (wife): and Benderly boys, 80, 414; Brickner (Rebecca) and, 71–72; as information source, 424n2; and Jewish culture camps, 280; and Jewish Home Institute, 230, 233, 235; marriage, 33; teaching career, 33 Benderly, Samson, 17, 36, 117, 172; on a√ordability and cost-e√ectiveness of education , 113–16, 407–8; After You—What? A Message to the Jewish Mothers of America, 231; appearance, as young man, 17, 19, 20– 21; and arts curriculum, 355; background, 2; Benderly boys and, 5, 64, 69, 73...