Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities - December 1918

Publication Date: December 1918

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s):

Research Area: Culture and religion; Health; Social conditions

Keywords: Communal Organization; Social Services; Associations

Type: Newsletter

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Topics covered in this bulletin, focused on health issues, include: * Job classifieds;

* An update on progress towards an amalgamated national 'Central Bureau of Research';

* Reflections and case studies on the value of social work in medicine;

* Presentation of plans for creating a Jewish Health Bureau to coordinate the work of Jewish social service agencies and hospitals on health issues;

* A report on defining the problem of the indigent tuberculous among the Jews with proposals for prevention and solutions;

* A proposal for mandatory universal nursing training for women;

* A review of the health problems facing Jewish Federations;

* An overview of Beth Israel hospital in New York and its Social Services Department;

* "The Institute as a Center of Communal Health," the role of playgrounds, camps, and other neighborhood institutions in community health building;

* Fundraising and work on reconstruction in Palestine;

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

* A report on the influenza epidemic and its effects and social aftermath for the Jewish community and agencies;

* Who's Who: Brief biographies of contributors to this issue of the Bulletin;

* Our Contemporaries: Highlights from related social service oriented periodicals such as "The Survey," and "The Jewish Deaf";