Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities - November 1918

Publication Date: November 1918

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s):

Research Area: Culture and religion; International relations; Social conditions

Keywords: Communal Organization; Social Services; Associations

Type: Newsletter

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Topics covered in this issue include: * Job classifieds;

* Reflections on the anticipated impact of the end of the war on the world of Jewish social services, including the role of Jewish agencies and social workers in the task of European reconstruction;

* A report on the meeting of the Executive Committee, including a resolution on the question of changing the organizations name to remove the reference to 'Charities';

* Excerpts from recent reports from Jewish organizations, such as the 1918-1919 Year Book of the Federated Jewish Charities of Buffalo;

* A discussion of plans for an amalgamated national 'Central Bureau of Research';

* A review of 'The New Social Order in America' and the Department of Immigrant Aid of the Council of Jewish Women's 'Study in Literary Americanization Program';

* The presentation of a tentative registration system for Jewish social workers;

* Current topics: reporting on recent events in the Jewish philanthropic world, such as the organization of a YMHA in France among the Jewish soldiers of the 26th division and the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor's "back-to-school" drive;

* A report on the progress of Boston's new Jewish Centre, its work and integration into the life of the city;

* Personals section sharing updates on the lives and activities of important people in the world of Jewish social services;

* A memorial for Moses J. Gries, a pioneer in the field of social service in the synagogue;

* Our Contemporaries: Highlights from related social service oriented periodicals such as the Bulletin of the National Conference of Social Work and a recent survey on child labor from US Department of Labor;

* A list of names of American relatives whom Jews in Warsaw were unable to reach, with requests for information on their current addresses;