Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities - April 1919

Publication Date: April 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 include: * Classifieds;

* The Program for the 1919 Meeting of the National Conference of Jewish Charities to be held in Atlantic City;

* "Plan of Organization and Activities for the Bureau of Jewish Social Research";

* "A Business Men's Council," a permanent trade organization proposal;

* "Jewish Employment Problems";

* "The Staff of the Bureau of Jewish Social Research and Statistics;"

Our Contemporaries: Highlights from related social service oriented periodicals such as the "American Hebrew" and its study of the Yiddish press in New York;

* "The Organization and Construction of a Child-Caring Institution";

Related Topics: Notes on topics of potential interest, such as the a review of the work of the Jewish Publication Society of America during its last thirty-one years and an update on the work of the recently organized Jewish Health Bureau of Baltimore;

* A list of Delegates slated to participate in the 1919 meeting of the National Conference of Jewish Charities in Atlantic City;

[BREAK] * "News Notes" - Contemporary news items on issues such as the establishment of a Jewish Orphan Asylum in Hartford, CT, and the first annual meting of the Society of Jewish Social Workers;

* "Kugel and Zimmus," a review of 'Jewish Dietary Problems,' by Mary L. Schapiro, a consideration of the culture and traditions of Jewish food;

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

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

* Annual articles index.