The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-14
JEWISH SOCIAL
SERVICE WORK
ON HIGH PLANE
Agencies Advance Health,
Help Needy. Provide
Recreation.
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plains The federation is a mem
Der Of the Community Fund.
Branching from the parent group
are numerous functioning groups
The first one We will consider is the
Jewish Family Service Society.
Goes Into the Home
This group. like so many of the
other Jewish agencies. directly
affects the home. II actually moves
It's operations right into the home,
directly reaching the members.
The family service society is in
terested in all family needs such as
health. employment. social service.
and the like
In this way" LYMAN states. I'VE
get close TO our families and we
know them we'll"
This service takes on far-reach-
ing aspects. as high standards are
taught which makes possible splen-
did individual advancement.
This society encourages higher ed
ucatiOn and helps to send the chill
dren. not only through high school,
but TO universities.
Recreation Is Feature
The Jewish Community Centers
Association maintains two splen-
did buildings. Kirshbaum Center
on North Meridian stree. and the
Communal building. II West Nor
ris street.
These buildings according to
Hyman. provide recreation-swim-
ming, basketball, baseball. and the
like; study OF culture and current
events. with lectures. club and
class work, concerts and open
forums"
one thing that Mr.. LYMAN is
particularly proud of at the Com
munal building is the dental clinic
Special attention IS given to this
great and important service of
health.
The Jewish welfare program not
only is concerned with the health
of the boys and the girls in the
city. but includes a great recrea-
ton camp near ZionsYille.
This camp covers hfty-two acres
OF beautiful open ground and
woods. Seventy-five children may
be accommodated at one time. More
than 200 are being taken care of in
three. four and eight-week periods
this summer.
Health Is Advanced
The camp is especially designed
as a health camp. attention being
given to undernourished children or
those who need building up.
The length of time a child stays
at this camp is determined only on
his or her needs. When those con-
ditions are corrected completely, the
child is released.
The milk bill last month alone at
this camp was s203. about thirty
gallons a day being used.
I'VE don't skimp on food while
building up the children Mr. Hy-
man said.
DR.. Harry A Jacobs chairman of
the camp committee, is doing splen-
did things here. He visits the camp
as many as four DAYS a week.
It is this interest on the part of
DR.. Jacobs and his associates which
has enabled this camp to take such
a great step forward in the Jewish
program Of social service.
Aged Are Aided
The Jewish Shelter House and Old
Home at 835 Union street takes care
of about fifteen old people at one
time.
The shelter house for transients.
8l8 Maple street. takes care of
homeless Jewish men and women.
About a thousand are cared for
yearly.
The Council of Jewish Women is
a local branch of a national organi-
cation. The women interest them
selves in welfare work in the broad
er sense. such as universal peace,
helping immigrants 10 fird their
way, learn the language and become
citizens.
Connected directly with the syna-
gogues are the Sisterhoods. organi-
cations for women of the church.
Another active group is the Ha-
dassah. an organization OF women
interested in providing medical and
health work in Palestine.
support Other Institutions
The Jewish Welfare Fund is an
organization which takes care Of
needs that are particularly of Jew
ish and not general community con-
Germ.
This concerns Jewish schools for
teaching history and the like.
Local support. notably through the
Indianapolis Bnai Birth. is given to
great national institutions. includ-
ing the National Jewish Home in
Denver for children of tubercular