Charles Edward Bloch (December 22, 1861 – September 2, 1940) was a Jewish-American publisher from New York.

Life

Bloch was born on December 22, 1861, in

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, the son of Edward Bloch and Henrietta Miller. His father founded the printing and publishing firm Bloch Publishing Company in 1854 and edited and published ''

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'' and ''Deborah'' with his brother-in-law

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. Bloch began working as printer's devil in his father's company in 1878. He was then appointed superintendent while still in his early twenties. In 1885, he went to

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, to manage ''The'' ''Chicago Israelite'', an edition of ''The American Israelite''. In 1891, he and Emanuel W. Newman founded ''The Reform Advocate'', with

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as its first editor. In 1901, at his father's suggestion, he moved to

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, to establish the family firm there. In 1907, he helped found the Free Synagogue with Stephen S. Wise, serving as its first secretary and later as its president and trustee. He also helped establish the

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. He served as president of the Bloch Publishing Company until his death, after which his son Edward succeeded him. Bloch was a director of the American Flag Company and a member of the

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, the American Book Sellers League, and the National Book Sellers Association. He married Bertha Eisendrath in 1888. Their children were Benjamin C., Ruth, and Edward H. Bloch died from a heart attack at his home in

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on September 2, 1940.

References

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