Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08
HEBREW SESSION
NEXT YEAR TO Be
IN PHILADELPHIA
Allen V. De Ford of Washing
ton Among 10 Elected to
Executive Board.
MANY OTHER CITIES
ARE REPRESENTED
Temple Brotherhoods Adopt Reso-
lutions Favoring Goodwill
Movement.

The National Federation Of Temple
Brotherhoods, meeting in convention in
the Mayflower Hotel, today voted to
meet next year in Philadelphia.
A Washington man, Allen v. De Ford,
president of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation Brotherhood, was among
the 10 men elected to the executive
board OF the organization.
Others elected, all for term Of four
years, were: Milton p. Altschul, Cleve-
D. Golding, Chicago; Samuel Horwitz,
Cleveland; Judge Joseph L. Kun, Phila-
delphia: Bernard L. Frankel, Philadel-
phia; Louis j. Bloch, Pittsburgh; Norris
Garvett, Detroit; Charles P. Kramer,
New York; Harry c. Markell, Miami,
Fla; MILFORD M. Newman, Chicago;
Mathew Porosky, Boston; Albert c.
Weihl, Cincinnati, and DR.. Jacques Zip
ser, New York.
Elected for two-year terms were:
Charles Berg, Portland, Greg; Jess Kap-
Ian, Toronto; Grover M. Muscowitz,
Brooklyn, and S. H. kaufman, Harris
burg, Pa.
The convention today approved reso-
lutions favoring good will' movement
throughout the country to bring about
better understanding between Jew and
Gentle.
Urged by Brooklyn Man.
The movement for restoration of good
will and better understanding among
all citizens of the United States was
urged upon the National Federation by
Hugo Levy, Jewish lay leader of Brook
Ign.
The federation, representing 100
brotherhoodS affiliated with the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations, met
in convention at the Mayfower Hotel.
Roger w. StrauS of New York City, son
OF the former Ambassador to Turkey, Is
president of the organization.
Before we can successfully preach
the doctrine of good will between Jew
and Gentle, however" Mr.. Levy told
the meeting, I'VE must attempt to secure
good will between Jew and Jew. I'm
fortunately this is not all that it should
be. The chasm that exists between
orthodox Jews and reform Jews, at
times, seems very wide, and a real ei-
fort should be made to bridge it over"
Assails Double Dealing.
He expressed qualification over the
passing of intolerant organizations.
Their members" he observed, Gin
one breath loudly proclaimed their
Americanism and in the next made a
travesty of American fundamental law
by attempting to nullify" the constitu-
tional provisions which forbid religious
tests for public office and prohibit laws
to establish religion or interfere with
its free exercise.
Progress toward bringing about bet
ter understanding between orthodox
Jews and reform Jews was noted by
1Sador Wise Of Cincinnati. within the
past six months" ne said, definite
progress has been made toward better
understanding of what we owe Our re-
ligion as Jews and not as partisans Of
any particular method of interpreta-
ton or prescribed ceremonials or
practices"
Establishment in Washington of a
national temple for Jews was recon-
mended to the opening meeting yester-
day by Leon Pretzfelder of Washington,
He suggested that the temple house the
federation'S parent body, the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations, the
National Federation Of Temple Brother
hoods and the National Federation Of
Temple Sisterhoods.
In urging authorization Of the enter
prise, Mr.. Pretzfelder predicted that
the next generation will witness the
absorption Of all Jews into one syna-
gogue.
Rabbi Isaac Landman of New York
City, editor OF the American Hebrew,
told the delegates yesterday that lack
OF adult education in Judaism lis the
real canker in the house of American
Israel"
Both laity and rabbinate are at fault,
he said. 1.-THE laymen conduct congre-
cations as business enterprises and ex-
pect the rabbi to be 'poobah' execu-
tive. preacher, representative Jew, civic
leader, orator, educator, personality,
regular fellow pastor, after dinner
speaker and f1nancier."
Challenging the brotherhoods to as.
sumo the task ito bring Torah back to
the Jewish laymen," he asserted that to
achieve that end, the synagogue will
have to become the school as wei as a
house Of prayer.
He proposed departmentalized syna-
gogue, adult religious education, an as
slstant rabbi In charge of education and
a two-year assistantship for every
graduate Of the Cincinnati Hebrew
Union College In some great congreea-
ton before the graduate is awarded a
diploma.
Utilization of the radio to further the
work of the synagogue was suggested
by r. d. Blum of Nashville, Tenn, and
1sador Wise, Benjamin Mielziner and
George zepin Of Cincinnati. They pro-
posed that radio congregations be or
ganized In small cities under auspices
Of the brotherhood.
Visit White House.
The delegates paid their respects to
President Hoover at the White House
at 1915 o'clock today and then met at
the Mayf1ower Hotel for luncheon, fol-
lowing which the executive committee
OF the federation met in post-conven-
ton meeting.
Other speakers at the closing meet
ing today were: MILFORD M. Newman Of
Chicago, who discussed Large City
Congregations" and Philip e. Sage Of
Boston, who described the work Of the
brotherhood bulletins. This evening the
delegates viii meet at the Jewish Conn
munity Center for musical and to
hear Secretary Of Labor Davis, who Is
scheduled to address them.
The convention was arranged locally
by Leon Pretzfelder, general chairman,
and Allen ". De Ford, president Of
the washington Hebrew Congregation
Brotherhood. Three washington girls
served as pages, Misses Helen Klawanis,
Bernice Wolf and Maxine SchwarZ.