The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-03
TO EXPAND WORK OF DE.
PARTMENT or SYNAGOG
AND SCHOOL EXTENSION.

recent meeting OF the Board of Maa
ngers held at Cincinnati. A bulge
calling for mn expenditure of s1o2, ~.
was presented which includes arrange
ment for Z worker for University Wei
fare wark, worker for the develop
mcnt of youth education, and for tive
Rerional Directors whose insks II
would H to travel and organize fol
the Department
Rabbi Zspin also reported progress
In the Department of Tract Puialcn
tions, In that old tracts we're rcpublish
ed In attractive form for sales purposes
He announced that at the time of tho
preparation OF his report, orders for
10000 copies OF Tract No. I have al
ready been received.
Several important books are being
prepared by the Department OF Relig
tous Education, he said. A program
has been laid out for the next two
seasons, and arrangement made for the
completion Of -four books season for
the next two years, with prominent
writers. He added that the Childrcn's
Publication Young Israeli is now
being distributed to mailing list Of
12,50O. He announced that "A committee
has been appointed to look into the pos
sibilitles Of enlarging the paper.
Arrangements are being made for the
translation and publication of Profess
sor Elbogen's Jewish History which
originally appeared in Germany. RxlaDl
Abraham A. Shinedling of Athens, Ga
has already made the translation from
Gcrnnn to English.
Rabbi Zepin then called the attention
of the Department to the need OF jew
ish welfare work at Rochester, Ainn.,
where Y number Of hospitals have been
established in connection with the fa.
nous Mayo Clinic. II was recon-.
aended by the Board that the Roch-
ester sit,iatloa he referred to the In
dependent Order B'nai Birth.
"A sister of one of the students of
the Hebrew Union College" he said,
"is n social worker In the Social Service
Department ut Mayo Clinic. She called
nj the CAicc few weeks ago to in
form ua that there was a small Jewish
community in Rochester. Mimi, the
members of which are in very nod.
crate circumstances and unatle to cope
With problem that has arisen In the
city, due to a number OF visitors M-io
come there for medical treatment. We
are told that about 1a8 patients pass
through the city each month. The
services required W. them vary from
the general desire fer religious services
to the necessity for mn Interpreter for
those that cannot speak English, also
the necessity for having someone who
will communicate with relatives and
even charity institutions of the city
from which the visitor comes. Some
times these services include even funer.
al arrangements. Some of the larger
have established fully
equipped churches in Rochester; others
have hospital pastors. A number Of
fraternal organizations have estab-
as the Elks, the Masons, Odd Fellows,
etc"
In reporting on the budget of 1024-2j
Ita''bi Zepin told of the provision for
additional workers to the Staff of the
Department. There will be special
worker for University Welfare Work,
another to develop the Jewish Youth
Movement and the appointment of two
Regional Directors. 1t was also decid-
ed that there he included in the budget
the sum of 81 500 for the purpose of
creating scholarship to be given pre-.
ferably to graduate of the Hebrew
Union College for tive pursuit Of
studies in pedagogy at the Teachers
College of Columbia University. The
rules for the award of the scholarship
are to be determined by the Board of
Managers.
Rabbi Iepin reported that Rabbi
Jacob |. Mcycrovitz, formerly of st.
Paul, Mimi, has volunteered his
services to the Department for one
month for the purpose of carrying on
extension work in small cities and mt
universities. An itinerary is being pre-
pared for him to include cities in New
Jersey aud in New England, and in a
few universities in that same section,
Two students have also volunteered
their services to engage in field work
during the summer months. They are
Mr. Willilm +. Rosenblum and Mr.
Daniel l.. Davies. Plans ure being
made to send these two volunteers to
Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Announcement was made of the res
ignation If DR.. Louis Grossmnn from