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]
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]