Samuel Caplan

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Samuel Caplan (March 10, 1895 – May 6, 1969) was an American magazine editor.

Samuel Caplan was born in Russia on March 10, 1895,[1] and in 1905 moved to the U.S..

Caplan attended: University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

Caplan began writing at least since 1920.[3] In the early 1920s he was editor of the Boston newspaper, J. Leader (in dual languages, Eng/Yid).[4] which in June 20, 1924, changed from a weekly to a daily publication.[5]

Caplan edited The New Palestine (magazine) in 1934.[2]

Since 1940 Caplan was editor[6] of the Congress Weekly magazine, which in 1959 became a bi-weekly. He continued holding editor position till 1966.[2] He then, after retiring, was, among others, elected as member "at-large".[7]

In the end of 1943, Caplan replaced Lillie Shultz to serve secretary to the governing council of the American Jewish Congress.[8][9][10]

In 1952, Caplan, with Harold U. Ribalow, was an editor of the book The Great Jewish Books and Their Influence on History.[11][12][13][14]

Samuel Caplan was married to Dora Caplan.[15]

Caplan died May 6, 1969,[6] in Woodmere, LI, New York.[1]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Detroit Jewish News, May 16, 1969
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. p.82, p.94 (including about the aftermath of the Lwów pogrom (1918))
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  10. ↑ Directories and lists (1945-1946) - AJC Archives
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  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (at Archive.org)
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  14. ↑ The Great Jewish Books Forgotten Books (PDF)
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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