The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-09
United Synagog's Ninth
Annual Meeting
INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON
THE SYNAGOG AND IT'S WORK"
DIR. Elias l.. Solomon Reelected Presi-
dent and Rabbi c. +. II. Kauvar on
Executive Committee.

Executive Committee.
The Ninth Annual ConN ention of the
| United Synagog of America, and the
Fourth Annual convention of the
Women's League was held in New
York City, continuing for three days.
Five hundred and fifty delegates rep
resenting forty cities. the largest num-
| Der in the history of the United Syna-
gog were in attendance.
Chief among the accomplishments
of the convention was The establish
ment of the Young Peoples League OF
the United Synagog. which has for its
purpose the 'federating of the Young
| Peoples Organizations in this country
| that are loyal to traditional Judaism
| with the aim of strengthening their
| Jewish interests and activities.
The annual report shovel that the
| United Synagog numbers 1iJ congre-
cations. 96 sisterhoods, 1.G0O individ-
ual members of the organization and
| lGO members of the WOmen's League.
| Opposition to the restoration of the
blue laws" on the ground that the!
are anti-American, was voiced by DR..
| Elias Solomon. president of the or
ganization in his message. He also
assailed the Presbyterian Church for
| its attempt at evangelizing the Jews.
"Anti-Semitism has raised its ugly
head in this land of liberty and toler-
ance and it is our duty to combat it.
Resolutions were adopted agains;
anti-Semitism and against the immi-
grafton bill, and the protest against
| anti -Semitism signed by President vii
! son and leading Christians of the
| country was gratefully acknowledged.
| The individual congregations will be
asked to raise funds to provide Mat
EOS for European Jews who find them
selves facing the prospect of no Matzos
unless succor from America is forth
| coming. 1t is also expected TINT the
Congregations will aid i'll the work OF
the campaign for the adoption oil
European War Orphans, bringing them
to this country if that is found prac
! teal. or legally adopting them and
| providing for their maintenance
abroad. 1t is estimated that there
| are 300 900 Jewish Orphans in Europe.
| 1t was further recommended that thc
Jews of America cooperate with the
general movement to provide for tln'
war orphans of Europe.
\ symposium on The Synagog and
| Its Work. was on the program the
afternoon of the first days session
The discussion was led by DR.. Nor
decai NJ. Kaplan of New York City
who dcplored the cstrangement from
the synagog. He declared that to have
effect and enable the Jew to remai.i
Jew in the diaspola, the synaGos
must undergo IA veritable transformh
ton. Making public worship the pri
mary function of the synagog. he
described as an error. 1t had the ef'
I feet. he said. paradoxically, to place
the synagog in the same class with the
! houses of amusement. Public worship
has become means to recreation. ell
tering into competition with Other
means of diversion and recreation.
NO one suffers so keenly from the
application of the criterion of enter
tainment to tn" synaGOg ms does the
rabbi or minister. for it is as II re-
suit of that criterion that he has to
he, much against his will. Il kind OF
Snowman or actor" he declared I'VE
look him over to see if he has fine
physiouc and good vOice-baritone
pcrferred. A young smooth-shave"
chap with face fit to advertise the
latest brand of collar or cigarette
with enough gift of CAB 10 have made
n successful salesman. is preferred t.
IL scholarly and thoughtful graduate
of the seminary who may have de
voted all his years to preparing for the
Rabbinate. The minister that succeeds
in being something Of 1t dandy and
snort and mixer may out,lo the matinee
idols with the ladies. Should he at
tcmpt to preach on the portion of the
week. he is told: we are sick and
tired of hearing about Moses Should
lac venture to apply the teachings of
Judaism to some of the problems OF
The day. he will be told not TO meddle
with things about which he can have
only secondhand knowledge Is it n
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