Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-01-28
United Synagos Ndt'l Activities
by RAnese SAMUEL NJ .CoeuN, Executive Risr~.r)
tThe VI. " IL n Me,Hl,rr of The United synagosl

lem Synagog Center Gampatgn---whicl,.
OF course. Is as much United Syna.
cog activity as any other phase OF It's
work-tbe course of our organization
has kept ON the even tenor of Its way,
ever progressing and ever growing.
Time and tide walt for no mnn aud the
growing strength OF our movement In
this country makes ever new demands
which are being met by our institution.
Ne~ lf1liatisas
In the field of organization, a num-
Der of new affiliations testify to the
growth OF our institution. In the Inst
few months the following congregations
affiliated with the United Synagog:
Suth Bergen Hebrew Institute. Fast
rutherford, n. j.
liezka Emunoh. Knoxville. Tenn.
Share Teiila. Glens Falls, ~ Y.
Sons of Israeli Amsterdam. n. Y.
Beth FL, Fall River, Mass.
Bcth David. Buffalo, N. "
SHARE Zion, Sioux City, Iowa.
Middle West
There has been stiffening of our
ranks in the Middle West Our con-
grcaatiOns In the twelve states OF Colo
RADIO. Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan. Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska. Oklahoma and Wis
consin, have been feeling moro and
more strongly the need for closer union
and cooperation. This was stimu-
lated to great extent by the visit OF
DR.. Elias Margolis to Chicago from No
vcmber ) to 10. While In Chicago DIR.
AIargolis delivered addresses ut vari-
Gus synagogs. met in conference the
trustees of three or four of the more
important congregations, and addressed
II meeting of the Chicago Branch Of the
womcn's League and another one OF the
Chicago Branch of the United Syna-
cog AS result the movement was
launched for the Midwest Convention
which took place ut Chicago on Janu-
nry IL and Is. Here mention ought TO
he made Of the fact TINT the Chicago
community raised more than $1,000 to
provide for the arrangements of the
convention and the entertainment Of
the delegates. This in itself indicates
Tie growing interest of this great Jew.
isl city In tho cause Of Traditional
Judaism.
CsiIegs Stules,t activities
The work with the college students
also shows definite progress. In Phila-
delphia, the Students House activities,
under the direction Of Mr.. ,Hsenbew,
have developed to the extent that the
Philadelphia Branch finally bought a
house at 30l3 Locust street. Plans are
now being made for extensive aItera-
tions and improvements that will make
this house the pride of Philadelphia
.Icwry
In New York, the Students House
activities have. under tho leadership of
Mr.. Jacob Freedman, progressed with
ever greater success. In addition to
the luncheon talks, the social events,
dances and holiday celebrations. there
has also been organized an afternoon
Mnchah Service, which is being at
tended by a fairly largo number of coli
lcge students. 1t is exceedingly graft,
flying TO find that practically all of the
fraternitics, sororities and other Jew
isll organizations on the Columbia
campus have appointed representatives
To the Students House Council This |
council meets regularly and helps to
arrange the program Of activities for
the house
of great interest are the courses
which are being established in n num- |
her of colleges through the Students |
Activities Committee. of which DIR. |
Jacob Kohn is the chairman. Two
such courses are being given. one In |
Bible and one in history .at City Col |
lcge, by DIR. Jacob Kohn and Rabbi
Moses Baroway Rabbi Baroway also
gives course at Barnard DIR. Kohn
will give Il course in Bible next year
ut Teachers College. The students
t1king this course VIII receive unircr-
sity credit.
The work for establishing n synasog
in Ithaca for Cornell students. under.
taken by the New York State Branch /
of the United Synagog, under the chair
manship of Mr.. Charles Polakof. is
making progress. \ considerable sum
of money has already been raised and
il is expected that ground will soon be
broken. Mr.. Polakoff stated that he be-
Iicvcs that the house of worship will he
completed before the next college year.
Prayer Beck
The Committee on Preparation of the
Festival Prayer Book, of which Profcs
sor Alexander Mhry is chairman and
Dr. Jacob Kohn is the secretary, is on
the eve of completing its first work.