Background
Seman, Philip Louis was born on November 11, 1881 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Louis and Salka (Geisler) Seman.
Seman, Philip Louis was born on November 11, 1881 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Louis and Salka (Geisler) Seman.
Brought by parents to the United States, 1892. Bachelor of Science, Adelphi College, Brooklyn, New York, 1902. Washington University Law School, 1908.
Doctor of Philosophy, The Liberal Church of America, 1932.
In charge club department, Ednl. Alliance, New York City, 1897-1900. Teacher Jewish Orphan Asylum, New York City, 1900-1902.
Club director Hebrew Sheltering and Guardian Society, New York City, 1902-1905.
Superintendent Jewish Ednl. and Charitable Association of Saint Louis, Missouri, 1905-1910. Executive director Federation Brooklyn Jewish Charities, 1910-1912.
Associate director Industrial Removal Office, New York City, 1912-1913. General director Jewish community centers, Chicago, 1913-1945, now general director emeritus.
President People's Junior College, 1933-1936.
Lecturer in sociology, Hebrew Theological College. Faculty University of Judaism, West Coast branch Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Member of faculty of School of Social Economics, Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri), 1908-1910. Secretary Missouri Association for Prevention of Blindness, 1905-1910. Member of Executive Committee White House Conference on Child Health and Protection, Chicago area, 1931.
Member Central States Committee of One Thousand, National Public Housing Conference.
Member of advisory board Group Health Cooperative, Incorporated. Member of advisory committee Planned Parenhtood Committee, Chicago Woman’s Aid.
Member Boys’ Workers Association Chicago (ex-president), National Conference Jewish Social Service (president 1931), National Association Jewish Community Center Society (ex-president), Jewish Agricultural Society American. Member Council of 100 of America Association for Adult Education, 1943.
Member Chicago Plan Commission.
Member National Group of Ednl. Advisers, O.W.I.; member Selective Draft Board Northern 111. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Association Social Workers, Pi Gamma Museum.
Club: Collegiate.; Member editorial board of Jewish Center. Member selection committee Department Social Institutions, Universal Jewish Encyclopedia.
Married Beatrice Prigozen, July 28, 1907. Children: Jacob Philip, Louise Salka, Gertrude Rose.