Settlement in Small Southern Communities

Publication Date: August 1914

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Miriam Blaustein Norfolk

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Communal Organization; Diversity; Immigration

Type: Other

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author notes a particular problem present in smaller Jewish communities, where Jews from various 'sub-communities' do not have the resources to establish separate institutions but most come together to do so, and there is often cultural tension and needless conflicts which hinder the process. As a response to this problem she describes the potential of the Jewish settlement, or community center, as a place where Jews can come together for a variety of purposes and learn how to live in a more united way.

Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, 5:1