Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-05-31
NEW SSTERHOOD
HOME FILLS NEED

JeWisH OlSlernoou, at seventeenth ave-
nue. and Livingston street, was dedi-
Gated yesterday afternoon and last night
with impressive ceremonies. The new
building is the gift of Mrs. Carrie B.
Frank.
Mrs Solomon Foster. president of the
society, presided at the afternoon ses-
sion and In the evening Joseph Cohn
was In the chair
Mrs Foster gave a short history
Of the work of the society and pointed
out the many ways In which the work.
ers had been handicapped by the linn
tied size of the old building. She told
of the need of gymnasium, dance hall,
reading and recreation room and other
facilities for amusements which would
tend to keep the boys and girls together
and keep them away from the streets.
She urged those interested in the in
stitution not to be impatient for results
as these cannot be Immediately apparent.
She assured her hearers that If the
work was intelligently kept up in tho
future as 1t has in the past 1t would
tend to make for a cleaner Newark In
the next generation. She urged the
spirit of friendliness and sympathy and
guidance that would enable the people
to help themselves uplift them in many
ways and prevent pauperization.
Rabbi Hyman Brodsky, of the Con-
gregation Anshe Russia, spoke in Yid-
dish. He said In part as follows:
Although charity is such a strong
characteristic of our race, Hebrew does
not contain the word charity. The
nearest equivalent to the word in that
language Is 'zdoka' which means JUS
tice. The spirit Of the word is not that
of giving, but it implies duty to help
those less fortunate than ourselves. This
brings both the letter and the spirit of
charity on higher plane. and we should
SO regard it. Let us not fiatter ourselves
about the extent of our charity. 1t is
our duty and moral obligation to give
and give freely
"Must BE Considerate."
I'VE must consider the feelings Of those
who bring child here. There is no
doubt that they do not like to do 1t and
We must be as kindly and sympathetic
as possible In treating those people and
not make them feel like beggars. While
1t is our duty to extend a helping hand
in this institution to everybody. regard
less of creed, race or color, we must not
forget for a moment that this is a Jew
ish Institution, and we must keep that
fact and everything 1t stands for upper
most.
Honor be to those who are dedicating
their lives to this institution. May this
always remain a temple to charity as
well as Judaism. 1t is not enough that
1t is supplied with all the physical needs,
such as furniture and utensils, but the
spiritual needs chiefly can make 1t per-
form its function fully
Rabbi Charles l. Hoffman said, in
part, as follows:
1.-The Jews of all times have done
their share OF benevolenee and phil
anthropy. While 1t is true that we
must take into account the needs of the
poor, which prompted the work OF the
sisterhood and helpfulness, there IS
really no distinction between the rich
and poor in this respect. They all need
Divine help.
"The functions of this institution
should be performed in such manner
that homes will be maintained and
strengthened rather than Drokeh up Dy
taking away from the persons coming
here their independeAce and self-reiance.
The work of going to the homes and
understanding the Conditions and bring
ing the parents here and making them
understand us is absolutely necessary be-
fore the work can be done with the
proper amount of understanding and
sympathy.
I'm this way. with sympathy, under
standing, reverence and observation. we
need not separate the good in the old
| form from the good in the new and be
a real power for good"
| The evening services closed with a
prayer by Rabbi Sllberfeld. Miss Jennie
Fisher is the head worker of the institu.
tion.