The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-11-24
The Councils Opportunity,
Efficiency and Extension
Concluding Business and CT sing Reports of the
lriennal Convention

Tor helpful service and the need of
numbers for furthering an extensive
and efficient program. We are in
formed, upon our arrival in city,
that it is of no value to organize as
there are hit u few Jewish women
in the community. Upon further in
CURRY. however, we learn that there
is large orthodox Jewish comlnun-
ity, thus furnishing the nucleus of n
compa rntively large Orga aizatiOn. Our
immediate task was to eliminate this
lack of cooperation, sympathy and
unity. Our success in bringing about
this unity of all Jewry for the first
time, under the banner of the Council
of Jewish Women. indicates the con-
tinued need of our efforts in counter
The part of many Jewish groups. It
should inspire us with renewed de-
termination to extend our influence to
NIL districts and states of this land.
lists. Unity and cooperation can he
achieved only thru common purposes.
and it is this common basis that ,'hnll
serve to increase the Councils strength
and to establish its work.
"A second problem that we fire.
Iuently encounter concerns the rela-
tionship of the Council and the Sis
terhood. In many cities. find tina
it is impossible to have both organi-
zations and maintain any degree of
interest in their respective programs.
This is especially true where there
is n small Jewish population ana
where sisterhood is already estab-
lisllcd. furthering religious activities
We find these sisterhOOds undertake
ing few activities that are reculia,.
to the Council. But we can afford to
ignore this side of the problem in thu
instance OF small Jewish communal
Ties. 1t is la the larger city. where
there is opportunity for both Council
and Sistcrhood that we find the real
problem. Some Council organizations
duplicate the work of the SisterhoOd.
and some SisterhOOds trespass upon
work of the Council. I recall. in my
own experience. where Council chair.
man of Religion went to Reform
Rabbi concerning n recommendation
irritating to Confirmation Day. mat
ter. that certainly belongs to the Ten.
pie and the Sisterhood. On the or
hand. find n SisterhOod insisting on
doing the Americanization work of its
city. 1t has even gone SO far rs
write Mr.. Wallis, Commissioner of
immigration ut New York City. asking
whether 1t could assume this work,
The executives of the National Fed
Grafton of Temple SisterhOods arc
convinced of the necessity for educat-
ing their constituent organizations on
The details and essential purposes of
their program. and have indicated
their intention to enter upon such IN
educational campaign because of these
conflicts. We must set ourselves the
same task and resolve to stamp out all
evidences of duplication or attempts
to do n work that rightfully belongs
10 another organization. Goodwill. ef.
ficiency and the advancement of the
Councils cause demand 1t. -
In presenting the Councils program
to the new community. find that our
Immigrant Aid work meets with great
popular favor. And yet 1 find that
this aspect of our program is beset
with a serious difficulty. thus present.
ing third problem in extension work.
There IL reluctance on the part of
many of our Jewish communities tG
welcome the immigrant. a prejudice
has been implanted In their minds by
the insidiOus propaganda that is now
being spread turnout the world, stamp.
ing the alien newcomer radical or
Bolshevik. We must fortify our jew.
ish communities against the vitiating
effects of that propaganda. We must
convince them of the injustice they
are committing in hindering the Jews
urageous efforts. as well as those of
oil other Immigrant groups. to sha lie
off the shackles Of poverty. hunger
and degradation. 1t il no crime to
hope for freedom. for the freedom aud
haven of America. Let us proclaim
thru effective articles in all our Jew
ish periodicals. the happy privilege
and the sacred duty that are Ours to
welcome the immigrant. We should
have these articles ready for publicd-
ton at an early date, as part of our
educational propaganda for the Coun
Gil and for the enlightenment OF
America and American Jewry.
A final problem that one faces in
extension work is the lack of infor-