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Publication Date: November 1915
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): A.S. Weisberger
Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics
Keywords: Communal Organization; Assimilation; Social Services
Type: Brief
Coverage: Pennsylvania
Abstract:
The author describes recent activities of the Jewish community in Scranton, including the implementation of classes in English to help Americanize foreign girls and the dedication of a new building by the Young Men's Hebrew Association. The new building will house several social, educational, and athletic activities as well as the headquarters of the Federated Jewish Charities of Scranton.