The Denver Jewish news., 1924-02-21
NEWS FROM UNION He
BREW CONGREGATION.
THE TEMPLE SIS TIE R.
HOODS PUBLICATION OF
PROGRAM BOOK

booklet containing 81 programs for dis
tribution among Sisterhoods thruout
the country to assist them in the work.
The programs We're selected from the
best used by the SsterhOods during
the past year.
SisterhOOds everywhere have CO.
operated with the congregations. Tenn
piles have been beautitied and redecorat-
ed. Religious schools have been estab-
lished. seder services and Purim and
Channuknh celebrations have been held
in many communities ana SuccOth
booths have been erected. War or
phans have been adopted by many sis
terhoods. Junior and senior leagues
have been formed. and temple at
tendance have been stimulated. Money
for these and kindred undertakings has
been raised in many ways. the bazaar,
rummage sale and giving suppers and
plays being the most popular and sue
cessful
This committee has also assisted the
Y
distribution of tracts on religious and
historic subjects to the homes. and has
been active i'm Peace Propaganda
and other activities having for their
mankind.
Work Among Religious Schools
Mrs. Henry Nathan, in her report as
chairman of the National committee
on Religious Schools. told of the work
done by SisterhoOls in providing re-
ligious education for children thru
establishment of schools. preparation
of holiday programs and the training
OF teachers. An accomplishment Of
note is the number of training schools
brought into being by the sisterhoods.
Nashville has such an institution
financed by local sisterhoods. and 50
has New Orleans Denver. and Buffalo.
These schools have special professors
from nearby universities give courses
in pedagogy and their rabbits instruct IN
Bible and Jewish history. Another in
teresting achievement of this commit
tee is the formation of libraries of
Jewish bcoks and literature ut vari-
Gus temples and schools.
There are several sisterhCOtls. Mrs.
Nathan said. chat support free re-
ligious schools in addition to their own
temple schools. Denver maintains a
community Sabbath school. so docs The
Beth Sholom SisterhOOd of Brooklyn.
The New York Sisterhoods sponsor n
number of schools scattered thruout
the city.
Displays of Ceremonial Objects
Mrs. Sallie Kubie Glaubcr, chairman
of the National committee on Union
Museum reports that organizations all
over the country are including II Ccre-
for the year.
The Scholarship Fund Report
Approximately 100000 has been rails
ed by the Sisterhoods for scholn rships
during the past ten years. Mrs. Joseph
StUiz. chairman of the Hebrew Union
College Scholarship committee. an
nounccd in her annual report. During
1928, 20,S70 was received for this pur-
pose. representing an increase of 1000
percent over the amcurlt raised in 1914,
the first year of the National Fed
crntion. Mrs. Stolz reported steady
increase every year from the various
sisterhOods many of whom now make
scholarships Il regular contribution
yearly. Last year, she said, that thir.
ty-thrcc individual scholarships were
given by twenty-eight sisterhoods.
Membership Now 10000
The National Federation Of Temple
Sistcrhoods has increased its member
ship to 300 societies with II combined
membership of 4G thousand wcmen. ac
cording to the report of Mrs. Harry
II. Mayer. chairman of the National
committee on propaganda. Among
these, three are in Canada The goa
for next year is fifty new SistcrhoOds
The committee ON Propaganda On.
correspondence, state field workers ant
local sistcrhoods. and succeeded in in
creasing not only the number OF sister
hoods affiliated with the National Fed
Grafton. but also the membership oi
the local sistcrlioOds, Nine societies
report increases Of over II hundrct
members during the past year, nine re-
port increases of fifty and three hav,
increased their membership by more
THAN 200 members.
Welfare Work Among Students
The special committee on University
religious Welfare Work reports thru
its chairman. Martha l.. Stcinfcld, !
large increase in the number of so
cieties cooperating in this cnterpris,
and greater interest in the work.