Evening star., 1923-05-14
HEBREWS TAKE Up
SOCIAL SERVICE
Conference of Leaders Here
Considers Questions ReIat-
ing to Finances and Training.

Two important questions dealing
with the finances and training for the
work of Jewish social service in this
country have been presented for con
sideration TO the national conference
of Jewish social service now holding
a four-day conference at the Hote.
Washington.
At this mornings session the ma
jority report Of the committee on
training for Jewish social service
was read by the chairman, DR.. Julius
Drachsier Of New York. The ma
jority of the committee recommended
in a report that those desiring to be
social workers in the Jewish field
would necessarily have to he college
graduates and that the present nom
sectarian schools of social service
work would constitute the large part
Of the training for those intending
to enter the field.
Would Create Committee.
DIR. Drachsler's plan calls for the
establishment of Il committee or
twenty-seven. which would see that
course dealing with the Jewish
point of view prior to the non-sec-
tartan school would b" given. The
committee would also keep check on
the subject taken at the school and
provide a supplementary course In
Jewish questions after the student
has completed his course.
Exception TO this plan was taken
by those in the minority, who filed Il
report urging that purely Jewish
school of social service was neces-
sary. Considerable discussion fol
lowed, with the result that a resolu-
tion presented by Miss Frances Taus-
sig, president Of the conference, that
the majority report be accepted. was
referred to the committee on resolu-
tions for report tomorrow. Maurice
Hexter Of Boston spoke in favor or
the minority report, read by DR.. Lud-
wig Bernstein. DIR. Boris Bogen, in
charge of the joint American Jewish
Relief work at Petrograd, also eX
pressed his ideas on the subject.
Suggestion OF National Budget.
The other question which came be-
fore the conference at the opening
sessions last night was the sugaeS-
ton that a national budget be inssi-
tuted to provide for the finances for
the national Jewish philanthropies in
stead of the present method of obtain
ing money.
The plan, as proposed by Samuel A.
Goldsmith Of the bureau of Jewish
social research, called for the utiliza-
ton of the machinery of the Amer
lean Jewish relleI committee, which
was organized to relieve the distress
Of the Jews in Europe as q result of
the war. The cooperation of local
committees in the various Jewish
communities would also be a part OF
the plan, which was referred to a
committee for report at next years
conference. Several of the members
Of the conference voiced their oppo
sition to the plan proposed.
Discusses "Chnngtng Ideals"
Miss Frances Taussig, president of
the conference, addressed the meet
ing last night on changing Ideals in
Jewish Social Work." and pointed
out that it was something more than
a minimum standard that social work
wanted to establish. "Our social work
has set itself the task of organizing
the community for the effective pres
ervation OF this newer and more
adequate basis of the life for the in
dividual. the family and the whole
community" declared Miss Taussig
Frederick William Vile addressed
the meeting last night, which was
under the craftsmanship of Mrs
Charles Goldsmith of ;his city. RABBIT
Abram Simon pronounced the invoca-
tion and Miss Sylvan Levin and
Elizabeth Gutman provided the musi-
cal entertainment.