At a Crossroads: Jewish Social Services and the Great Depression

Publication Date: March 1996

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Toni Cascio

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: History; Jewish Organizations; Socioeconomic Status

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

When the federal govemment began providing relief through the Social Security Act of 1935, Jewish family service agencies had to redefine their mission. Their focus shifted from the provision of relief to the provision of counseling and social services. The period of the Great Depression has important implications for the current situation in which govemment is again redefining its function.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.72 no.3, Spring 1996.