The Denver Jewish news., 1922-01-18
Council onewish Women
Directs Pennsylvania Farm Work.


Mrs. Bernhard Ostrolenk of the Ma
tional Farm School, mt Doylestown. Pa.
has accepted the appointment of Miss
Rose Brcnner, President. to serve as
State Chairman of the Committee on
Work among Jewish Women on Farms.
for Pennsylvania. Mrs. Ostrolenk
brings to her office n very thorough
knowledge of rural conditions.
London Paper Praises Councils Work.
The following items on the work of
the Councils Reconstruction Unit, have
appeared in the Jewish Chronicle OF
London: As an outcome of the visit
to Holland recently of the RccOnstrnc-
tion-J'nit and its Chairman. Mrs. Alex
officer of the American Council of Jew
ish Women. branches Of the Council
have been formed in Rotterdam and
other cities. so spontaneous was the
branches that il was decided to en-
deavor to repeat the experiment in Am
stertlam. Efforts in the desired dirtc-
ton met with cordial response from
some of the leading Jewish women of
this city, when ut n largely attended
meeting few days ago. an Amsterdam
Branch of the Council was formed un-
der the presidency of the well known
communal worker. Mrs. Franco Alendcs,
who has just been elected on the COun-
ell of the Alliance Israelite Tniversclle.
and is the first lady to hold Office on
this body. The secretary is Miss SOhl-
berg. daughter of DIR. Sohlberg, anoJlef
well-known communal worker. and the
Hon. President is Mrs. Onderwijzer.
wife of the Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam.
Initiating its activity in Holland in
the Spring of 1921. the Reconstruction
Unit of the American Council of Jewish
Women has fine record TO Its credit OF
valuable work achieved. Aiming In the
first place at dealing with the difhcul-
ties arising out of the emigration Of
large, numbers of refugees from the
war-riidcn zones passing thru ports In
Europe, the Unit at the instance 0f q
number of prominent Jews In Holland
has continued its work in this country.
IL renders great assistance to the large
number of immigrants who arrive at
the port Of Rotterdam, prior TO embark
ment for countries to which they are
bound. - x
The Unit has worked OH cordial
terms with the Nontetiore Home which
has temporarily accommodated immi.
grants who were unable to pay the cdst
Of their maintenance. TO the steamship
company while under deteption. Not
he least important part Of the work Of
the Unit has been its activity In organ
izinE a regular system OF workers. on
behalf Of the immigrants 1t has, sue
ceetled in influencing eo.rlisiordsts IA
Rotterdam, the Hagne. Amsterdam.
etc. to take an active part In tnmi-
grant aid work The work initiated by
the Reconstruction Init will he carried
on by local residents, and Miss Elinor
Sachs. who il now returning for u
while to America. will have the salts
faction of knowing that the work 40
ably organized by the members OF the
Unit, which included Mrs. Celia l.
Strakosch and Miss Clara Greenhut,
will he continued
Council Forms s0eth Section.
A Section of the Council was formed
at Pnssaic. n. j., on January 3rd The
speakers, who addressed the women OF
the local community. included Mrs.
Nathan Kussy, State Supervisor for
New Jersey Mrs. Jack Meyer, Presi
dent of the Newark Section. and Airs.
Harry Sternberger. Executive Secrr
tary of the Council. Mrs. Saul +. Schcr
will serve AS president of the Passaic
Section. The Council now includes 100
Sections within its organization.
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