The Denver Jewish news., 1924-01-17
What Is The Seminary
Campaign?
An Interview with Dr. c. II. r. Kauvar
by NJ. S.


| buttons throughout the country.
The Chief Rabbi of Great Britain. Dr.
Joseph II. Hertz. was the first grad
uaic Of the Seminary. One hundred
and nine are occupying pulpits in every
part Of the United States and Canada {:
| Twelve are on the faculties of Jewish
Institutions of higher learning; three
are religions directors of communal
orgnniZai;ons; several are on the fa-
Guilty of universities: one is executive
director OF the United SynagOg: an
other is director Of the Army and
Navy Depart ncnt of the Jewish Wei
fare Board The graduates have made
fashionable and up-io-datc the old con
crltion of the Synagog as the School
for study. the House of God where
Young and old can come to pray. the
House of AsScmbly-thc Jews spiritual
home. Ike power house. whence radiate
all The Jewish spiritual forces of the
community.
The Seminary Institutions: The Teach
ers Eustitu.e and the United Synag0g
of America, What Are They?" was
Asked.
Allied VIA ;iic Seminary and CO.
operating with ii. carrying into effect
It,, lofty aims in terms of real life are
the Seminary Institutions. the United
Synnsots of America. and the Teachers
In itu;e. Established fourteen years
ago. the Teachers Institute under the
notable leadership Of its principal, Pref.
". VI. Knplan. the Teachers Institute
has trained over two hundred young
men and young women rs teachers and
directors of religious schools through
out the country. There is hardly re-
!igious school in the United States
which has not Cnc or more of its grad
uatos ON its teaching staff and some
of the Graduates nf the Teachers Tnsti-
iu,c are outstanding leaders in the field
Of Jewish Education. One 0f its grad
uatcs. pr. Emanuel GamOran for in
Union Of American Hebrew Congrega
tlons DIR. Alexander Dushkin. recent
iy appointed dircctcr of thc Chicago
Jewish Board of Education. has been
Il postgraduate student of the Teach
ers Institute.
The Tnjed Synagog of America
realizes the Seminary ideals. ''In terms
of daily life" Through lis auxiliary
orsnniza ions. the Women's League and
the Young Peoples League. ii slim
mates the development of religion in
the home: rallies Young people around
the synagog; in'cnsiiies the Jewish
loyalty of college students: helps
communities To organize along relig
ions lines does religious work in con-
geSted ccntcr' Of large cities and
brings the message of religion to those
unfortunates who are inmates of in
stitutions: it edits moving pictures of
bible episodes and broad-casts the
message of Judaism in advance of holi-
days from the leading radio stations
throughout the country.
The United Synagog of America is
the only agency at work in our midst
that is conscious of the problems facing
not only the Jew in America. but the
whole brotherhood of Israel. If you
give the Seminary adequate support its
synagogs will attract the young with
out alternating the old: its schools will
transmit our heritage: its Jewish life
standards will make us respected and
honorcd. The future of Judaism in
America is in the hands of the sec
ond and in some instances the third
generation of immigrant Jews. The
nobler our part we play, the surer will
the foundation be laid for the hegemony
of Americrn Israel. for the glory of
God and the good of all his children.
"NhO Is Supporting This Campaign
! was Asked.
! Because the Seminary and its Insti-
tn ions answer the spiritual need of
"Ninty-two Percent of the Jewish Pop
ulation in this Country" the leading
Jews of America are cooperating with
the Seminary Directors to make this
Million Dollar Fund n reality. To-
gethcr with the Seminary Directors,
Daniel Guggenheim, Judge Samuel
Greenbaum. Louis Marshall Felix NJ.
Warburg. Philip s. Henry, Adolph
| Lewisohn. Simon NJ. Rceder. Judge
Irving Lehman. Sol. NJ. Stroock. Will
| liam Gers ley. DR.. Harry Friedenwald,
David a. Ellis. William Fischman,
Henry A. Dix, and Rabbi Max Dreb,
on rleading men and women are realiz-
ing that the paramount problem facing
American Jcwry is the problem of Jew
ish Education. Judge Levy at the
recent American Jewish Congress,