Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities - March 1919

Publication Date: March 1919

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s):

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Communal Organization; Social Services; Associations

Type: Newsletter

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Topics covered in this bulletin, focused on childcare, include: * Classifieds;

* "The Day Nursery As A Center of Rehabilitation Effort";

* "The Printed Word in the Children's Home";

* "Some Difficult Problems of a Child-Placing Agency";

* "The Newsboy Myth";

* "Are Jewish Day-Nurseries Needed?" [BREAK]"Play Center or Day Nursery";

* "Settlement Smiles";

* "Transportation Decisions" - Arbitration regarding the financial responsibility of city agencies who participated in the transportation of dependent clients from one municipality to another;

* "Two Dependent Transients";

Related Topics: Notes on topics of potential interest, such as the thirtieth convention of the Central Conference of Rabbis and recent decisions of the Remittance Bureau of the Joint Distribution Committee on financial aid dispersion to Jewish communities in Palestine and Eastern Europe;

* "News Notes" - Contemporary news items on issues such as the founding of a Big Brothers' Club in Pittsburgh and the dispersion of 387 immigrants from New York to 55 different cities by the Industrial Removal Office during 1919;

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