The Denver Jewish news., 1925-08-20
The Human Interest
Predominates
Has u Clearing House for Homeless.
Lost and Suffering Hun,anity-Sme
Typical Scenes.

That the work of aiding Jewish immi-
grants Is a technical process, full Of le-
galltics and procedure that Is MS dry
ns-dust. II is forgotten, however, that
immigrants, like other people, are hu.
man beings and that there must always
be the human contact.
Thus the work of aiding immigrants
presents In reality panorama of va
ried human emotions, human suffering,
human joy--ln other words, human In.
tcrcst.
day spent in the Has Building. 4o5
Lafayette street, New York City, the
national headquarters OF the Hebrew
Shelterlng and Immigrant Aid Society
of America, demonstrates the truth Of
this. In reality, Has is great clear
Ing house, all come TO 1t and all are
given assistance. Not all those who ap-
ply TO Has for aid and guidance are
immigrants, that is, those who have
just arrived at the shores. Many Of
them have long been resident In this
country, but they know that the Has
doors are open and that they can come
in and pour out their hearts and tell
their sorrowful tales.
Here follow some of the scenes wit
messed at Has Building:
The Ruined Business Man
\ middle aged Jew, who was once
upon time n successful man OF bust
ness, in the jcwelry line, suffered
nervous breakdown and was ruined
financially In consequence The United
Hebrew Charities of New York referred
him TO Has, where he was given shell
ter and the chance to come to himself
again. The Has Employment Bureau
is now finding n job for him.
The Man From New Haven
A man without employment comes to
Has, having been sent there by the
Jewish Educational Society Of Brook
lyn, n. Y. Originally he came from
New Haven, where his wife and chill
dren still are. Somehow or other he
drifted to brooklyn, looking for work
Has received him. sheltered him, en-
couraged him and, too, is finding work
for him; ultimately his family will
join him.
The Mother and Three Children
A middle aged woman and three
children arrived in Has with card
from the Travellers Aid Society. The
woman and her brood came to New
York from Baltimore. Her husband
remained in that city. The mother ex-
pected to, find jobs for the two older
children and then, with a little aid she
expected TO get from charitable organ
izations, rc-cstablish her home. Mean
while, the little family made its home
with Has. The husband came later.
He looked for his family, could not find
them and driftcd into the Has Build
ing, where the reunion took place.
The Runaway Boy
a seventccn-year-old Chicago boy
was suddenly seized by the wander
lust" by hitch-hiking he reached New
York. The last stages were made with
who had him stay at the hotels, pay
ing all the bills, of course Upon ar
rival in New York, the travelling sales
man brought the lad to Has. Has ut
once wired to the parents in Chicago,
who forwarded travelling expenses.
The boy, after having taken few
days rest at the Has, is now back
with his parents.
Has a Detective Agency
New Iak Police Headquarters know
that when an aged Jew or Jcwess is
lost. it is the best thing to send the old
man or woman along to Has. Here is
one typical case:
An old Jewish woman was picked up
by the police. She did not even know
what part Of New York her children
lived. The woman was brought BY the
policeman to Has and, upon being
questioned, 1t was found that she had
a bottle of medicine in her skirt pocket. |
The label gave the address of a
Brownsville druggist A Has official
Immediately was dispatched over to
Brownsville to the druggist who, how
ever. did not know the address of the
woman's people. A visit to the doctor
followed and the physician did not have
the address either 1t was finally de-
cided to take the woman over to
Brownsville, right into the section
where the druggist had his store and
the doctor his office. But that did not
help The Has man then had an orig
inal idea lie took her past the Shul
in the ncighborhOod, still the woman
could not remember. Meanwhile, the
story of the lost woman was spread
about the ncighborhood and in the eve
ming the daughter came into the drug
store and told all about her mother
who had been lost The druggist said