The Denver Jewish news., 1922-03-29
Organize Jews in Small
Towns
UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW
CONGREGATION STARTS CAM
PAIGN THIS MONTH.

Cincinnati-Thonsand of Jews sat
tered in ''handfuls" among small towns
and villages throughout the land with
cut any form of religious organiza-
tion, are to he brought within the fold
of organized American Judaism by m
Intensive campaign that will he started
by the Department of Synagog and
School Extension of the Union Ot
American Hebrew Congregation ac
cording to an announcement made tc-
day from the headquarters of the or
EanizatiOn ut Cincinnati.
The campaign aims TO provide spir-
itunl leadership for these adhcrcnts
of the Jewish faith by organizin; con
gregatiOns. religious schools. sister
hoods and study circles.
About 15O rabbis and laymen will
undertake the tour of GOO comn,uni-
lies beginning the month of March
They will speak at mass meetings ar
ranged for this purpose. confer with
local community groups aud wherever
possible effect religious organizations
Result Of Insistent Demand.
The campaign iS the result Of mn
insistent demand from communities
l.aving no synagog. rabli or Jewish
religious school. for some form Of or
ganization that will afford means Of
observing their Jewish holidays and
bringing up their children with /. n
knowledge of their faith and tradi.
tiOns. Letters and verbal requcsts
have for months poured into the Of
fices of the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations in Cincinanti.
The campaign. which is in no scnse
n drive for funds. is part of the spir.-
itunl revival movement among Jews
which was begun by the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations two
years ago when 1t sent two huadrcd
lnymen on nationwide tour for Ju-
daism. Its purpose-bringing Juda-
ism to every Jew everywhrry.-on
farms and in cOngcsted cities. in
towns, small and large. and In col
1egcs.
The organization Of many now
synagogs is expected to he one of the
results of this campaign.
The campaign will have 1JO centers
in cities close to GOO u-Organizett
towns which the Union hopes to or
gnnize. The $50 rabbis of these com
munities and an equal number of lay
men. it is expected, win visit the
smaller towns to assist them in attain.
ing their desires for Jewish religious
activity. 1t is estimated that If paid
workers could he found to undertake
this tour, each man in fOrty-six weexs
of continuous travel could visit only
GO cities. and that would take ten
men a complete year. at an expense OF
Mt least $50OOO to make one visit to
each city. The local committees are
expected to make several visits to all
the towns in one mOlth. 1t is es.i-
mated that there are in all one thou
sand cities without any form of Jew
ish organization whatever. Four hun
dred of these are so isolated that
they can only be reached by the eN-
tcnsive mail and publication activities
of the Department of synagog and
School Extension.
Prominent Men Will Cooperate.
Rabbi George Zepin. head of the EN-
tension Department, will direct this
campaign and the following nation
lfxAt in.
it: Mortimer Adler. Rochester, \. Y;
Morris s.. Barnet, New York. n. V;
Maurice Berkowitz, Kansas City. Mo-;
David NJ. Bressler, New York, \. ":
Gerson ]. Brown. Cincinnati, Ohio: !:
Israel COwen. Chicago ILL.,: Gustave
A. Ifroymson. Indianapolis, Ind. I:
Benz. NJ. Engelhard. Chicago. Ill;
Daniel p. Freedman, New York. n. ";
Julius w. Frieberg, Cincinnati. Ohio;
George GershOn. Atlanta. Ga: Philip
J. Godhart, New York. n. Y; Fred
erick l.. Guggenheimer. New York. n.
X; Simeon NJ Johnson, Cincinnati,
Ohio; David ]. Joseph. Cincinnati,
Ohio; Sol S. Kiser Indianapolis. Ind. !;
Irving Lehman. New York, n. ";
David Leventritt. New York, n. ";
Nathaniel II. Levi. New YORK. N. y;
Abraham Iewenthal, Cleveland. Ohio ::
,ldolph Iewisohn. New York. n. ";
Jacob w. Mack, Cincinnati, Ohio !;
Henry l.. Mayer San Francisco Cal. !;
Julius NJ Mayer. New York. N. ";
Samuel NJ Newberger, New York, y.
Y: Herbert C. Oettinger. Cincinnati,
Ohio: William Ornstein. Cincinnati.
Ohio. Julius Rosenwald. Chicago. Ill. !;
Nav T. ScvbalIeL Now York ~ Y;