Samuel Caplan

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rdf:langString Samuel Caplan (March 10, 1895 – May 6, 1969) was an American magazine editor. Samuel Caplan was born in the Russian Empire on March 10, 1895, and in 1905 moved to the U.S. Caplan attended: University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Caplan began writing at least since 1920. In the early 1920s he was editor of the Boston newspaper, J. Leader (in dual languages, Eng/Yid). which in June 20, 1924, changed from a weekly to a daily publication. Caplan edited The New Palestine (magazine) in 1934. Since 1940 Caplan was editor of the Congress Weekly magazine, which in 1959 became a bi-weekly. He continued holding editor position till 1966. He then, after retiring, was, among others, elected as member "at-large". In the end of 1943, Caplan replaced Lillie Shultz to serve secretary to the governing council of the American Jewish Congress. In 1952, Caplan, with Harold U. Ribalow, was an editor of the book The Great Jewish Books and Their Influence on History. Samuel Caplan was married to Hannah Caplan. Caplan died May 6, 1969, in Woodmere, LI, New York.