The Denver Jewish news., 1924-06-26
To Preserve Jewish Chautauqua
Ludwig VOgestein In Interview Suggests Plan For the
Preservation of the Work of Which The Late DR..
Henry BerkOwitz Was the Founder and President.

aud as mohumcut to the man who
created IT,"
How shall this work he perpetual
ed" Mr.. Nugelstcin was asked.
We must recognize that To carry on
! this worl; It is necessary to find some
| man or some inStrumcnrnlity with The
great vision and with tn. general Of
leadership which was possessed by
Henry Berkuwitz" lie said "At the
same tim" We must recognize also, TINT
other agencies have sprung up during
the past decade which In II way are
parallelinc the work Of the Chauinu-
qua. There iS, for example. the Union
Of American Hebrew Congregation with
Its subordinate branches. There ara
other agencies of II similar character,
And because Of the efforts of these
other agencies. there Is the danger that
the name OF Henry Bcrkowitz will dis
appear and the ChautauQua he forgot
ten unless plans are now made to CON
tinue the work of the ChnutauQua
along the lines laid down by It's found
Cr
TO be sure. for the time being and
for II period to come the momentum
which the Jewish Chautaulua gained
during the years Of its operation, plus
the ability of its very efficient Secre-
tary, Miss jeanette Miriam Goldberg
who was DR.. Bcrkowitz's very loyal
condJutor. will carry the work forward.
But 1t will he an unfortunate thing for
the ChlufnuQua and for the memory of
DR.. Berkowitz If the carrying forward
of this work should be left to the eff
forts Of one individual We are all in
the hands of our Maker. and while
Miss Goldberg is the possessor of great
ability, one does not know for how long
she will be able to carry on this work.
Then what? We will lagain be faced
with the problem Of the perpetuation of
the Jewish ClautauIua.
Il am sure that Miss Goldberg agrees
WIN ihhpEhi NhkSt|sihE-
In fact, know that since the death
of DIR. Bcrkowitz. most Of her efforts
have been directed to the crentng of
pcrman ncnt foundation on which the
work of the Jewish Chautaudua and
the memory of DR. Berkowitz c0u'd rest
secure fer all times
No man possessing The ability and
the genius of DIR. BerkowitZ has come
forward in an altruistic way TO carry
nthis work. 1t is not to be expected
that anyone will. The society we live
in has become so complex in its de-
mands upon mems time unl effort, that
it is very difficult, indeed impossible.
for one 10 give himself up 10 single
task as this, 10 the carrying out of
which one would have to devote all of
his time and all Of his enrcgy.
This compleXity of modern life has
forced upon nll Of us the realization
that no public work of Importance can
res, upon the shoulders of one individ-
ual. Organization is necessary. ! am
not advocating an organization to take
the place of DR. Berkowitz In all
conscience we have sufficient num-
her Of organizations already perhaps
too many. My thought is that the
Union of American Hebrew Congrcga-
tiOn is the proper body 10 carry on
the work so ably developed by DIR.
Berkowitz and Miss Goldberg. The
Union of American Hebrew Congrega
tions with its Synagog and School En-
tension Department. with Its Brother
hoods and its Sisterhoods, and It's
Teacher Training courses, is the proper
body to perpetnate the work of the
Jewish ChautauQua. | have no doubt
Berkowitz outside of Philadelphia as
well as in Philadelphia, who would be
only too happy to use their influence
with the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations to take over this all inn
portnnt work, and to pcrpctuate the
name of DR.. Bcrkowitz by calling that
part Of the work of the Union which
would absorb the Chautauqua, the
Henry Berkowitz ChautauQua or Me-
mortal Department
The friends of DIR. Berkowitz, those
who value his work, those who revere
his memory, should join forces In an
effort to make the name of DR.. Bcrk-
Owitb immortal in the annals of Amer
lean liberal Jewish work. and assure
the continuance of the ChautauQua for
nll time"