The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
JEWISH WOMEN'S COUNCIL.
n,rrEKs DISCUSSED Ar TEE CLEvE-
LAND CONVENTION,

ID ~, FIVE days-three sessions a dsy-the
.ousp talked on Judaism and chanty aud philan-
,h,opv They did not come 10 any Fixed con
.rrst,n ON anything about which they talked,
h,,,hay ,,changed ideas without number and had
gnod time and In the eAchaugco u ideas they got
r.rv new ones 10 aid them In fIrthrring tbs
ob,.ct Of the council. The council WAS org ani2ed
4, 1898 after the big congress Of Jewish women
=, the Noyld's Fair In Chicago. II chose for
ia motto Faith and humanity It's object
1. IN pring about closer relations among Jewish
.,usn 20 furnish a medium OF Communication
and means Of prosecuting work Of common interest
IN further the cause Of Judaism and to study
And bring about the best methods Of sdminis
,,.tion of charity. In it, constitution IL says
that poverty aud pnuperism arc diseases OF The
body social and req uire as careful diagnosis ana
treatment as any physical disease.
The convention had it's first public session
on March 4. aud a, that SESSION Mrs. Hannah
Solomon. tn, President, was tie chief speaker.
In the course Of her speech abe declared; We
hear OF an American Judaism, bu, there IL no
.uch thing have visited ali the larger cities
and say that as . nation ~ have ceased TO az
,st 50 long that we have LOS our national eharae-
~tsristics The only band we have In the 1000
ysar, Of persecution from which none OF VA has
ESCAPED save such a. wre born under the flag
o., the United States or that Of England II is
only in ENGLAND and To United States that the
Jew is not forced 10 fig t or his civil rights.
While the council q Jewish women has for
Il, object the fur,heraice OF judaism. 1t includes
IN It's membership svry phase OF Judaism. UNI
orthodox as we'll - oruvloA. and the chief
points Of difference are wholly concerning 'hs
observance Of the sven,h day as the first day
Of the week as tho Sabba,h. There was 10 have
ns.n n a,ht on tho question and II took careful
n,rsyement on Nv part Of the leaders 10 avoid
II In her speech, Mrs Solomon said o. Il
"Ou, platform las been open for oil; IL has
b.sn our boast ths We have respected every opin'
i.,, have heard JON orthodox and reform, but
have no, been prpagandists for either We
rspresen, both Gusly, and must therefore have
both equally represented on our Official roster.
/, fact which bigs ever considered In making
commitments Ne must remember that reform
ara lave sncestrs and traditions as we'll as the
orthodox.
We are notiiyided into two camps upon this
question, but We
s"Fir.t-Thrs 10 whom the law stands In its
totality. the puIth commandment that binds the
family the household. This Is the only pris-
tine purity tat recognize
"S.cond- Those who stand for II all, but who
recuguizs he impossibllity Of living up TO II,
who COMPROMISE, 10 quote a pious sister, by a
beartache ears ago aud now pay for costly pews
hat their Sives and children m az 60 to syua-
gogues,' .hich she considered an equivalent
for their ,rescnce, 10 have the children and the
yomen seye In their places when il doesn't rain
and there are no marke, days and dancing classes,
"T~bird-Thoss who stand for II all, but do
not care whether any one observes anything ex-
eept Yon kippur; but IL they observe 1t, It mus,
be on Saturday.
"Fouuh-Those who stand for 1t sl, but who
cannot keep The day. who viii not compromise
on the wife ald. minister basis, to whom the role
gazing Of religious observance to the women
makes Of 1t = society function with the same ienl
unity as a pink tea, who wish 81 preserve The
family wortip idea and comp orlse by uuiiIing
lLe generates! day.
do no, car. for anything but their own comfort.
and for al OF their concern the whole Jewish
question night result in annihllalon Tor all things
Jewish 80 long AZ they arc MOI pIeEenVeu HNH
any selfish enjoyment.
I'VE hsVe not attempted to decide this question,
ou,. lrayelt to the rabOis TO hight out
At the first meeting the delegates present IRON
New NGk we're Mrs. H. leyentritt' Mrs Alexai
der koIut. Mrs. Hugo Rosenberg and Mrs. }.
ochnliGr Of New York GU Mrs. Blsrio"'
Mrs. ne Cohen ana Miss = Strous OF Rochester,
Mrs Gu,tman, Mrs. VI Thaihelmrr, Nrs
VI FIi.dlsndrr and Mrs. Simon NIopirr OF sra
cuSe. .Atan executive meeting where the women
talked together ana told What my hai oeth
doing the past year, Mrs. solomon SAID that many
OF the women had written letters on me DeyiuS
case, but that nothing had been done " the
GENERAL Board because it was feared the cause
81 the pr suuer would have been injured .hd h"'
aided She had also signed n ptuupn 70 me
presidem OF the I nlled States in the interest ni
peace, Dil hat lullIag aud the, war WIN spain
beng declared. the l.Aecutiye Board devoted IL
energies 10 do its share toward tho SleNlhlon
OF suffering. Mr.. solomon said that # he women
had done nothing els, ns an orEaHlL.uoh; what
they did IN this line was a !dSullco1on Tor the
eXistpnCp IT the council, and all the women agreed
that 1t was At tins meeting vas reported
also that HDInen representing le councli had
written to President Mchliiiry rrlleSung thdt
Mrs Potter Palmer "a appointed > commissioner
10 Paris, and that Mrs. May Mrrht sew all be
allowed to represent the ""mel "i The Chl'ed
piled with nv the President n lhr matter Of
Congressman Roberts Of Uah the women said
tlev had RETAINED from takig any acuon he,
ralloe Congress had power, ana, INC moral
rISht IN deal With il own ~tpehb"lS
The National Council N divided into toriy-
Rim sub COUNCILS, "acl Nlat having q cOuh'll
II ,t, own, and the larger Nial"S having inora
than one The Second aiN,7 session u me
women was tHaen up principally "ilh n'e minute
TALKS from he representatives ui rdth 81 ihese
cub councils. The COmuI!iee OF ure NaIpnal
C,uurl IN Rniurprity r,buricd that II was send
Ing out all over the country printing matter To
Jewish mothers, giving hlNl'e on many topics
lU' aD,'llp'ut most Ia i'''liH4, VI l' wv 'HHu'
was What can mpiherslp 20 a"Rhrh a ItnF'HdH
Iu,ti1t m thnir rhilIre." IhpI, was a discus
kIun on parliamentary law, when was starred
at the rplup,t ui tho IN hnrHt by MIS-. Neraphllr
H.sso 81 Denver. Mrs llshb declared That tIcla
wa, an absolute need ufth- members OF a woman
,lub understanding ,arllanlenldry law She
Dr. dght out the ulil 'rsa'r l''Nrru common anu
special ruiz, lur clubs. In her remarks she Told
how she had male hprslf rather absurd "hen She
iir,t felt she hat altalcd ,onc knowledge oi iS
proper use aud cNDrs>lon BY rrnnaIhlhg IN a
parliamentary dul' lass, "MaIGIe President,
move son aldtrlt very much taken down
when the President espOndcd No, you DON'T,
Lr"iu~' to b. moved
tarv law promotes harmony and prevents dts
cord IN women 4, clubs, ana urged upon al mem
bers IT, u.gln its study at once, hcdll~' II cannot
,. learned Tapilly bat IA. 10 come 10y drEftrs.
how il teaches women to thtuH quickly ana sp'ah
rrslilv You cgnupt conduct a meeting with
loving kind.rs-, sh' said, but "Lly by abso-
att inIpartia.u "A Carrying out The Law.
Most II IN" EDnl"n IA tn council agreed WIN
what Mrs. piShO said. Mrs Miriam landslr'rs
Of Rochester brought up the topic of Religion anu
.hs got round cheers when sh. mad" . plea tur
ihr b.ttrr IBIS eryeuCr Il tle JrNlsh sabbath.
Mr. IauIterg sail that tn hr"plur up ut th-
ceremonial. IF tine p-upih Depended upon the
women aui II wa, their duty To- make III" Sab
bath b]esiuliu. iuIhv evening the day II r"st
AMI the day .'i apart for tn" g~alh"ruS - iamiI',
After this 1Irre VA, u general olscuSalpn on topics
to d. accused at small circles O.! the NarrlS
councils The Nr-' iHl. va on The t-pi" " hH'
Has thu Council Don, io' W Miss liriii
Abraham Of Washington ssli 1T has mA4r
Us know our i-lSnbnf' brtt'T anu mas Wnl' II
know ourselves.
In DISCUSSING methods for circle study Mr.
n l.. Frank ~ GhiCagp recommended that tupir-
~ prepared carefully aud thoroughly by members