The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-09-10
DULUTH IN $3.50
BY DIR. Samuel Gross.

Birth lodge and the Duluth Hebrew
Brotherhood. These are two well es-
tablished lodges of the O. B. A. in
Duluth, each with a strong member
ship and each showing strong hand
in all civic, patriotic and charitable
activities of the community.
Covenant Lodge l. 0. B. B. has
enjoyed a program full of interest
and constructive action. It's member
ship has been practically doubled.
Whatever it's officers have attempted
they have accomplished with greater
success and on more elaborate scale
than ever before in it's history. 1t is
very heartening to notice the support
given to it by neighboring lodges in
it's more considerable undertakings.
The Duluth Hebrew Brotherhood is
an organization of unique character.
A few years ago a careful and scien-
tific survey was made of the financial
acrobatics of Jewish fraternal organ
izations operating in Duluth and
featuring the various insurance bene-
fits. Due notice was taken of the
fact that mortality statistics indicate
Duluth as the healthiest city in the
healthiest state in the country.
The Duluth Hebrew Brotherhood
was organized and chartered in this
state. All sick and death benefits
are paid from the funds deposited in
local banks. 1t has always at hand
a sound and ever growing surplus.
The past year has been marked by
the influx of many Of the young and
more progressive members Of the
community. The brotherhood pro-
notes the most wholesome fraternal
spirit among it's members by con-
tinuous social activity.
Duluth's Talmud Torah is conducted
under the name of the Moses Monte
fore Hebrew Free School. Two gen.
tie old souls have dedicated their love,
their thoughts and their time to it's
progress and are ready to pay for
it's success with anything they own.
They are Mrs. Ida Cook and Mr.. J.
Polinsky. There are others who
have sacrificed for it's we'll being but
they are only too few. The building
which is their own, it's excellent staff
and management is monument to
the untiring efforts of this handful
of enthusiasts. 1t has three full time
instructors, and an additional Sab
bath school force of four teachers. 1t
mas all oIlrOllIncIlC VI LlO pupllS ulVlucu
into eight classes instructed by the
most modern and approved methods.
One of it's more noteworthy achieve
ments during the year past was the
public presentation of every Jew"
written by Mrs. J. B. Wiener, men,
Der of the teaching staff. The pres
entation was a distinct credit to
the youngsters performing, the COM
mittee that directed it and the insti-
tuition it served.
Social Center.
The building of the Moses Monte
fore Hebrew Free School more
nearly than any other place serves
as center for the communal activ-
tiles of Duluth Jews. The building
was not designed for such purposes
and for countless reasons does not
serve the purpose ideally, and does
not quite fill the great need that Du
luth has for an institution of this
character. The social center unit of
the Temple Emanuel's plans for a
new institution may in part answer
the popular prayer for such quarters.
However, the one is almost as re-
mote from realization at the moment
of this writing as the other.