The Denver Jewish news., 1923-11-08
ACTIVITIES OF THE MA
ATIONAL FEDERATION OF
TEMPLE SISTERHOODS.
New Sisteri,sods Admitted Into the
Federation.

Hc VI AN'"P'S
Sisterhoods announces the admission
into its membership of the following
sisterhoods: SisterhOod of Temple
Children of Israel. Mrs. l. II. Slohm,
president. Of Elmira, n. Y; The Eman-
ucl Sisterhood of Welch. W. Va, Mrs.
Joseph Herxbrun. president Temple
Emanuel SisterhOod of Los Angeles.
Cal. Mrs. l. Cohen. president; Ladies'
Hebrew benevolent Society of San
Jose. Cal. Mrs. G. p. Aurich, president,
and The Ladies' Auxiliary of Green
vile. s. C.. Mrs. David Kohn. presi-
dent.
Talk Peace and Teach Peace.
The task of the Jewish woman in
America is to talk peace and teach
peace. declared Mrs. Joseph Wiesen-
field of Baltimore, ex-president OF the
National Federation of Temple Sister
hoods. in message to the Jewish
women of America upon her recent
return from Europe. where she OBJ
served the destruction. devastation anu
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Women of the synagog, she feels, espe-
cially those AFFILIATED with sisterhood
organizations of temples, have no more
argent duty than to educate for peace.
As practical step forward. she urged
women to abstain from giving children
toys representing war in any aspect.
Very recently 1 visited the battle
fields of France" she said. land saw
Ave years Of peace have not healed.
stood by the graves of thousands of
our own American boys, and wept over
the stars and crosses marking those
rors were brought home to me as never
before. I was more fully convinced
than ever that we mothers. we women
of the synagog, have no more urgent
duty than to talk peace. TO teach peace
and to use our utmost effort toward
education for peace.
"The Germans were educated for
generations for war; why shall we not
DeIitIt by thtir eNIS-ithSV ar V"N"
peace?
Begin by determining not TO give
toys representing war to our boys.
Give books of travel and Biographies
of those eminent in literature and the
arts to the growing boy and girl. rather
than the lives of warriors. Follow this
plan consistently and in time we must
have results = sAes .S =
Centuries ago. our sages said that
the time would come when swords
shall be beaten into plOw-shares' let
us help bring this prophecy nearer ful-
fiIlment, and lat us work 81 that ma
tions will learn war no more"
As chairman of the National Com
mittee of Cooperation TO the Fedora
-tion of Temple Sisterhoods. Mrs. Wies
enfield asked all affiliated ssterhoOds
to hold peace meetings on Armistice
Day.
Announcement was made last week
of the publication of the first of ser
les of educational monographs for
teachers and principals of Hebrew
schools by the Department or Synagog
and School Extension of the Union cf
American Hebrew Congregations The
monographs are being prepared by DIR.
Emanuel Gamoran, educational direc-
tor
The monographs are called Helps to
Teachers and Principals" the first
monograph entitled Text Books and
Teachers Helps. contains the curricu-
lum which was recently proposed by
the Commission of Jewish Education
Of the Central Conference of American
Itnbbis. and is illustrated with books
and materials which may be used i'll
the various departments of the school.
a comparison between II curriculum
and text book is shown with the curric-
ulrm of each department right beside
the hooks and materials that may be
used in that department. An index is
also included for the aid of the teacher.
which lists the pupils and teachers
materials for each grade of the ele-
mentary school.
This book VIII help the teachers and
principals of Jewish schools who have
been Mt loss as to the kind of books
that may he used for their work.
CATHOLIC SEES WISH