Samuel Caplan

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

Caplan was born in the Russian Empire on March 10, 1895,[1] and in 1905 moved to the United States. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

Caplan began writing no later than 1920.[3] In the early 1920s he was editor of the Boston newspaper The Jewish Leader, which was published in both English and Yiddish.[4][5] Caplan edited the New Palestine magazine in 1934.[2] From 1940 to his retirement, in 1966, Caplan was editor of the Congress Weekly magazine.[6][2] After retiring, he was elected as member "at-large".[7]

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

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

Caplan was married to Hannah Caplan (née Levin) and had two sons, Joseph and Leonard.[14] He died on May 6, 1969, in Woodmere, Long Island, New York.[6][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Necrology: United States". The American Jewish Year Book. 71: 602–611. 1970. ISSN 0065-8987. JSTOR 23604075.
  2. ^ a b c "Funeral Services Held for Samuel Caplan, 74, Retired Editor of 'congress Bi-weekly'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1969-05-09. Retrieved 2021-01-03. Detroit Jewish News, May 16, 1969
  3. ^ The Maccabæan-Magazine of Jewish Life and Letters. Federation of American Zionists. 1920. p.82, p.94 (including about the aftermath of the Lwów pogrom (1918))
  4. ^ N.W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory. N. W. Ayer & Son. 1925. p. 453.
  5. ^ Editor & Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1924. p. 35.
  6. ^ a b "SAMUEL CAPLAN, 74, EX-MAGAZINE EDITOR (Published 1969)". The New York Times. 1969-05-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. ^ Congress Bi-weekly. American Jewish Congress. 1966.
  8. ^ "Jewish Post 24 December 1943 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. "Strictly Confidential," by Phineas Biron". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  9. ^ "December 24, 1943 - Image 13". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  10. ^ Directories and lists (1945-1946) - AJC Archives
  11. ^ Ribalow, Harold U; Caplan, Samuel (1952). The great Jewish books and their influence on history. New York: Horizon Press. OCLC 377296.
  12. ^ Caplan, Samuel (1952). Great Jewish books and their influence on history. George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida. New York,: Horizon Press. (at Archive.org)
  13. ^ The Great Jewish Books Forgotten Books (PDF)
  14. ^ "Samuel Caplan, 74, Ex-Magazine Editor". New York Times. May 8, 1969. Retrieved 2021-10-18.


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