New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
EMANUEL SLS7ERHOOD HOME.
THE NEEDED $4,000 is NOW FULLY
SUBSCRIBED BY FRIENDS.

OTHER RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO JEWISH
CHARrTIEs-woRK OF THE sIsTERHooD OR
CANNED BY THE REV. DR. GoTTHEIL
The EMANUEL sisterhood Of Personal Service has
lust had $4,000 subscribed for the new home II
wants TO build. This Sisterhood was organized ten
wears ago by the Rev. Dr. Gottheil. and was the
first ever organized among the Jews. Since then
every Jewish congregation in NewYork has insti-
tuted Sisterhood OF its own. all working along
social economic lines The Emanuel ssterhood
incidentally belongs the richest congregation In
America-that OF the same name. whose temple Is
located at Forty-thrd-st. and Fifth-ave.
The house now occupied BY the Slsterhood is at
No 23 East Seventy ninth-st.. and belongs to
Louis Stern OF Stern Brothers. He gives the use
Of the building rent free.
At special meeting two months ago DR.. Gotthen
asked for a new home. and in less than four weeks
$40 600 had been subscribed and at the end OF seven
weeks the balance required had been contributed.
az well as many furnishings The architects are
drawing their plans now. and committee ls Sc
lecting the site. II is probable the house VIII be
finished and ready for occupancy by next January
The response among the Jews TO demands made
unon them for charity parochial purposes Is
generous and ready Mt. Sinai has recently col
lected 100000 for new hospital al One-huh-
dredth-st and Madison-ave. The Young Mems
Hebrew Association Is having a new SOVV pulio-
ing erected which is a gift from Jacob H. Schin
The United Hebrew Charities has dedicated us
new building which cost a quarter OF million the
Gift of s IIoed. The Educational Alliance mas an
endowment fund of 10000. and the working Olris
Vacation Society has collected S25oU Tor us sum
mer home. These collections have all been mAue
within the last four months.
large colony OF Russian Jews has grown up
hstuAen sixtieth and One hundredth SITS. on the
East Side The Emanuel Ssterhood Building is 10
he provided with q roof garden free baths and
ovmnasium II will be thoroughly fitted with mod
ern appliances for teaching cooking laundry WORK
ond the training Of unskilled labor
The officers of the Sisterhood are: Honorary pres
,dent the Rev DR.. G. Gottheil; president Mrs.
william Einseln; first and SECOND scbd afass
Mfs. Mis- NJ r Moses recording secretary. Miss
Sarria wise and corresponding secretary, MISS
OHla T,IIam Einstein the president. is also pres
,dnt ~ the Federation OF Sisterhoods which meets
once month for discussioni rney Sa,Sfies each
a it ale having It's own district for work Mrs
Fnsten has studied for the iasi mr. apd
In eo1rsduate this year a sociologst. -,
w" Ne Rebecca Kohut is an active memper VINO
has had the valuable eHpe ear There is scarcely
week that Mrs. Kohut does not speaGk neIoae an
audience in behalf Of the cause OF . interested
new . ~Uia ton rooms at No ~ Orchard-st:,
~ nv the Council OF Jewish Women Inc cluo
IT, young girls and its sole object is 70 give
is ior y 1l pleasures II will entertain the
Urls in the vicinity OF OrchaIa AIeh Hnu r
81 s,s Miss Bettelheim. OF baltimore ID IN chaite
yer sts niIns and does much TO make the girls
OF 'h ma there is more pleasure to be found
there than in the aluremehts o. , IA nven,ngs
and care xes and once a week there Is a pay
Entertainment There are games inas IA
mus library OF good novels and even an AFTER
PapsrS ,, ~ tea for those who chance to crop IN
me olIe, ,bareby prevent them from making mis-
s tahss that they would regret In after hie'