Background
Abrahams, Joseph B. was born on July 4, 1884 in Grodno, Poland. Son of Abraham and Anna (Popkin) Abrahams.
Abrahams, Joseph B. was born on July 4, 1884 in Grodno, Poland. Son of Abraham and Anna (Popkin) Abrahams.
Brought to the United States, 1890, naturalized, 1905. Student National Academy Design, 1898-1905. Art Students League, 1900-1905.
Elected mayor by 5,000 Public school children in 1st school city of educational institutions of America, 1897. Newspaper reporter, art editor, special writer, 1900-1918. Editor in chief Alliance Review, 1900-1901.
Assistant librarian New York Public Library, 1901-1902.
Boys’ club leader in social settlements New York City. Secretary to the president Jewish Theological Seminary American, New York City, 1902-1915.
Secretary to the librarian Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1902-1904. Specialized in art advertising, hotel and theatre decoration, designed type faces for classic series, Hebrew Press, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, and for complete Talmund to be published in Jerusalem.
Hebrew inscriptions, symbols for Temple Emanu-El, New York City, stained glass windows, interiors, and decorative motifs for ecclesiastical public buildings, ex-libris, book covers, illuminations for testimonial volumes
Organizer, manager, director*.
Married Lillian Jacobs, February 3, 1951.