The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-10
Union Budget for 1924.
$429, 426.OO


l02i-25, at meeting of the Executive
Board held recently In Cincinnati. This
budget Is an increase OF SO0,00O.O0 over
that of last year. Additional funds are
provided for the extension of the work
Of the Hebrew Union College and the
Board Of Managers of Synagog and
School Extension.
The budget for the Hebrew Union
College will be S19S $500, representing
an increase of S3j,Oo0Oo. Additional
funds are allowed for the operation OF
II Summer School ut the College the
establishment of school for religious
s0hcol supervisors, and for the eNten-
sion of the Hebrew Union College
School for Teachers in New York City
which opened last year with an enroll
mont Of 1So pupils.
For the work of the Board of Man
ayers of SynagoG and School extension
which engages in religious work in
rural communities, universities, welfare
institutions and educational activities,
n budget of S102 ,239.OO was approved.
This will include expansion of Univer-
slty Welfare Work and the development
of Youth Education.
The budget contains appropriations
for nine different activities of the
Union. Funds are provided for the
expense of the Executive Board, for
the Hebrew Union College, for the de
purtment of Synagog and School Ex-
tension, for the New York Executive
Committee, for the New York National
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods,
for the National Federation Of Temple
BrotherhoCds and for the Board of
Delegates ON Civil Rights.
The budget was presented by /.
Newton Trager, chairman of the COM
mittcc.
Preceding the adoption of the bud
get. Rabbi George Zcpin. secretary in n
brief report announced the admission
Of three new congregations to the
membership Of the Union, making Il
total membership of 2Td. with an in
dividual membership of 1850. The
congregations recently admitted are !:
Temple Beth III of Chicago Ill, the
South Shore Temple of Chicago, and
Temple Beth IIash0iOm of Williams
port, Pa.
Rabbi Zcpin reported two vacancies
on the Board of Governors of the He
brew Union College owing TO the death
of DR.. Joseph Hrauskopf and Dr. Henry
BcrkowitZ, both of Philadelphia, and
also two vacancies On the Board of
Delegates ON Civil Rights owing To
the resignation of Simon Fleischman
Of Buffalo, and Mr.. Henry Franc of
Washington DC. In the place of Doe
tors krauskop and Bcrkowitz, Jecob
5. Goldhaum of Philadelphia and Ralph
Bambcrgcr Of indianapolis were elected
and ns successors of Mcssrs. Flcischman
and Franc, Charles A. GUldcmith ond
Simon Nyc, both Of Washington. Were
selected.
An election of members whose terms
expired January. 1928. ON the Board
of Governors of the Hebrew Union
College and on the Board of Managers
of Synasog and SshOOl Extension, was
held. Those chosen for Il three--year
term were:
For the Board of Governors of the
Hebrew Union College: Oscar Berman,
Cincinnati; Bcrthold Guggerhime. San
Francisco; Dr. Max Heller, New
Orleans; Felix Kahn. Cincinnati: Les
lie V. Marks, Cincinnati; Murry Scs-
ongood, Charles Shohl, Cincinnati, and
Eli Winkler, New York.
Mr. Shohl, president of the Union.
who presided AT the meeting, announced
the appoint of Mr.. Meir Steinorink.
brooklyn on the Executive Committee
to take the place of Mr.. Albert l.. Levi
also of Brooklyn, whc resigned.
announcement was made of the re-elct-
ion Of Rabbi Michael Aaronsohn as
field Sccetary.
David \. Brown. chairman Of the
committee appointed by the Chicago
Council of the Union of American He.
brew Congregations. to devise ways and
means of raising funds for the current
budget of the Union and also to de
velop Il program of enlarged activities
Of the organization, will be one of the
principal speakers at the forthcoming
annual convention of the Central Con
ference Of American Rabbis, which will
be held at Ced9rpoint, Ohio, beginning
June 2Sth
The program Of the Central Con
ference includes symposium on Re
form Judaism by some Of the leading
Rahbis of the country. Dr. II. G. Enc
low will explain the "Thcoretical
Foundations Of Reform Judaism" and