Accessing Jewish Community Services: The Growth of Jewish Information Services

Publication Date: January 1987

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Mindy L. Gewirtz

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Technology; Jewish Organizations; Communal Organization

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The proliferation of services provided by constituent agencies of Jewish Federations across the country has made it difficult for any one person or any one agency to be familiar with all of them. Twelve Jewish communities across the country have responded to the need for a single point of entry for easier access to information about and linkage with services in respective Jewish communities. This article traces the development of Jewish Information Services and the North American Network of Jewish Information Services. Implications for Jewish Communal Service and recommendations for future research and direction conclude the paper.