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THE JEWISH NEWS

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Marvin Lowenthal
To Speak on 'Dec. 6
At Shaarey Zedek

Trends in Social Service

Review Plan to have People
Pay for Case Work Services

Marvin Lowenthal, eminent

lecturer and author, will address
By HAROLD SILVER
The charging of fees by philanthropic organizations is the Men's Club of Sh.aarey Zedek,
nothing new. We are all familiar with the charges made for
medical care by hospitals and out-patient clinics which de-
rive part of their income from contributions. Membership;
dues an other fees are also an accepted practice among rs
and corAmunity centers. Likewise, child placing agencies
have always received payments

Friday, November 24, 11944

Hadassah Plans to Expand
Palestine Medical Program

Convention Votes $900,000 for Activities Next Year;
Demands UnrestrictecOlmmigration; Zionist Leaders
View Problems Regarding Jewish Homelandl

CLEVELAND (JPS) — The 30th annual convention of
Hadassah, Women's Zionist Organization, voted $900,000 for
medical work in. Palestine next year. The convention con-
sidered plan's for extended medical activities in proportion
to the great postwar needs, when the influx of Jews from
the liberated ghettos will require expansion of all existing

for boarding children from par- good for the rich is good for the
ents or relatives.
poor. Can we reverse this say-
institutions and the undertpking ca
However, the idea of charging ing? Can we say that if case
of new projects.
Sanatorium
fees to clients of family welfare work is good for the poor it
The convention also voted to
agencies is rather new and, at might also be a good thing for
raise $400,000 for the Jewish Na- pi
first thought, startling. Histor- the rich? I _ n other words, could
tional Fund, of which $250,000
ically, family agencies grew out not people who are comfortably
is to be allocated for a tract of
Detroit Auxiliary of the Los
of organized attempts to alle- off also be helped by the appli-
land to be named for Dr. Chaim
viate poverty, and for a long cation of case work methods to
Weizmann; president of the Jew- Angeles Sanatorium announces
time giving relief was their ma- their problems of personal or
ish Agency, on his 70th birthday. the inauguration of a drive for
, jor function. Even when other family adjustment? We know
Hadassah has set itself a goal to $25,000 for the erection of a
services were developed the that people in these circum-
raise 00,000,000 in the 6th War
in
client of a family agency was stances turn for advice to mem-
Loan campaign. In the past five Detroit Hospital Building
generally in a marginal group bers of other professions—doc-
years Hadassah has sold $100,- Duarte, Calif., on the grounds of
economically speaking and tors, rabbis. Might they not
000,000 in War Bonds.
the Sanatorium.
charging him a fee would have find more effective help in agen-
Traditional Approach
Nathan R. Epstein, president
been quite unrealistic.
cies which have accumulated
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, co- of the Detroit Auxiliary, states
MARVIN LOWENTHAL
much experience and knowledge
Explore Problem Here
chairman of the American Zion- that the $25,000 sum is supple-
More recently there is to be about these problems?
in the synagogue social hall, on ist Emergency Council, told the mentary to the regular funds
noted a change in thinking on
convention that "it is question- being provided by Detroit for
The records of family agen- Wednesday evening, Dec. 6.
this point. About a dozen family cies show that some of them do
able whether Britain alone, un- the sanatorium.
Mr.
Lowenthal
is
especially
agencies, including two import- come and do get help. But many
aided by the U. S. and perhaps
The drive for the special De-
ant Jewish ones, have introduc- are hesitant to do so because- of famous for his monumental work Russia, can in view of the ad- troit L.A.S. Bulding is now on
ed a fee system. The Jewish the historical association of fam- "The Jews of Germany" and ministration of Palestine in the under the leadership of Mr.
Social Service Bureau of Detroit ily agencies with poverty and "The Life and Letters of Henri- last quarter century; adopt a new Epstein.
has been exploring the problem "charity". It was thought that
line which will achieve the de-
Contributions may be sent to
for the past several months, and if the service were placed on a etta Szold."
sired result." Describing appease- Mr. Epstein, 19410 Warrington
He
is
a
former
editor
of
the
a committee report on the sub- graduated fee basis that their
ment of the Arabs as the "tra- Dr., or the secretary, James J.
ject is soon to be presented to hesitance might be overcome. It Menorah Journal and had repre- ditional approach of the British
sented Jewish world organiza- Coloni.1 Office to the Palestine Simon, 3359 Cortland.
the Bureau board.
is also believed that payment of
This article deals with some a fee would tend to have clients tions before t h e League of question," Dr. Silver described
it as "a bankrupt solution."
of the background developments, place a greater value on the ser- Nations.
Try This Stimulating
Dr. James G. Heller., national
the thinking behind the idea and vice they receive and therefore
some of the factual findings of assure greater cooperation on to • the plan is favorable. Little chairman of the United Palestine
difficulty is expected from the Appeal, scored the "defeatist
the JSSB committee of which their part.
attitudes of contributors to the critics of Zionism," declaring that
Mrs. Melville S. Welt is chair-
The Idea is Tried
War Chest which supports the "nothing could be vainer than to
man.
The Jewish Social Service As- Bureau. Opinion is divided on think at this time" that with the
Family Agency's New Role
The depression of the '30s re- sociation in New York opened whether fees would tend to re- termination of hostilities the Jew
sulted in a vast expansion of a fee service (known as the move the stigma of charity and will become secure.
Triumph for Hitler
public (tax supported) services Consultation Center) in Febru- help to attract new client groups.
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president
for the relief of the poor and un- ary, 1942. The Center's clientele Stress is laid on the quality and
employed. The Social Security has an average annual income of attitudes of the staff, a few of of the Zionist Organization of
Act of 1935 definitely established $2500 and includes a large per- the interviewees stating that the America, stated that - unless
the responsibility of state-federal centage of white collar and pro- success of the plan will depend Palestine is set aside for the
governments for economic se- fessional people. The vast ma- chiefly on that. A majority fa- Jews, the victory of the United
curity to large categories of jority have never previously had vor the availability of the service Nations will be hollow and Hit-
to non-Jews. The preponderant ler will ..ve been allowed his
people: the aged, dependent chil- contact with a social agency.
The Jewish Family Service opinion is against physically sep- only triumph." He pointed out
dren, blind, unemployed. Pri-
vate family agencies, which had Association of Cleveland intro- arating the service from the rest the "urgency for action now."
Dr. Bernard Joseph, legal ad-
carried much of this burden duced a fee plan in May 1943 in of the agency program.
visor of the Jewish Agency, re-
prior to 1931, were thus left its own office as an integral part
Some
Advise
Caution
ported on current trends in Pales-
free to emphasize and develop of the total agency program. The
The conclusion is warranted
SULF is a fluid containing chemi-
other elements of their pro- fees range from $1 to $3 per in- from these interviews that the tine and on the Jewish commun-
cally pure SULPHUR highly con-
terview.
No
charge
is
made
in
determination
"to
achieve
centrated. SULF added to your
.
ity's
grams.
project would receive interested a Jewish Commonwealth—now."
regular bath gives you the invigor-
cases
involving
service
to
other
This change in emphasis was
ating,
health restoring benefits of
and favorable attention from so-
Hadassah medical projects
the natural mineral bath! •Especial-
4n the direction of "rehabilita- agencies, applicants for relief or cial workers and lay leaders.
ly
beneficial
in relief of aches and
tion" as contrasted with relief, loans, or where child protection None indicated that the plan were discussed in papers read by
pains due to RHEUMATISM, AR-
THRITIS. and SCIATICA. Sulf
of strengthening case work skills is involved. About 10% of the should not be tried, but some Dr. Leon Roth, former rector of
liquid sulphur mineral baths also
to help people with a host of total case load pay fees which advised caution and experiment- the Hebrew University of Jeru-
aid in making your skin soft and
salem; Dr. E. M. Biuestone,
smooth.
personal and family problems average about $100 a month. No ation.
chairman of the National Refer-
many of which had no connec- case is refused because of inabil-
Enough for
The
review
of
the
current
case
ence Board of Hadassah, and Lt.
ity to pay.
tion with relief.
6 Baths, MOO
load in the JSSB shows that Col. Ray D. Landy, chief nurse of
JSSB Explores Scheme
Assembly Recommendations
Economy SiT,e
The board of the Detroit Jew- about a third of the clients are the Crile General Hospital of
In aN statement presented at
16 Baths, $2.00
judged
by
the
staff
to
be
able
the
United
States
Army
at
Par-
the 1937 General Assembly of ish Social Service Bureau vot-
Give Sulf a. 30-day
the Council of Jewish Federa- ed last December to explore the to afford a fee, and a similar ma, 0.
Trial—
The-, closing session re-elected
tions and Welfare Funds, a group advisability and practicability of proportion would be willing to
Notice Health
do
so.
Unwillingness
to
pay
Mrs.
Moses
P.
Epstein,
president;
Improvement
of family agency executives introducing a fee charging sys-
pointed out "that with increas- tem and appointed a joint com- would be due to the nature of vice-presidents: Mrs. J. Schwartz,
At
all
Cunningham,
Liggett, Kinsel
ing skill and sureness in case mittee of board, staff and repre- the problem, the source of refer- Mrs. David B. Greenberg, Mrs.
Stores; Hudson's, Crowleys, Sams,
Herman
Shulman,
Mrs.
Samuel
ral
or
the
client's
attitude
toward
Paul's
and
Neighborhood
Druggists.
work there is coming an increas- sentatives of cooperating agen-
Listen to WXYZ Sunday
ing recognition of its usefulness cies for this purpose. Members social agencies. If a fee system W. Halprin, Mrs. Raphael Tour-
Morning at 10:30
to groups hitherto not consider- of the committee made visits to were introduced the number over and Mrs. Jack Goodman;
- "Make-Believe Ballroom" with
ed as the family agency clien- New York and Cleveland, at- paying would be smaller than a Mrs. Samuel J. Rosensohn, trea-
Eddie Chase
. Also WJBK and WEXL Daily
tended two national conferences third s because of other factors surer; Mrs. Robert Szold, nation-
tele."
Newscasts
al
secretary;
Mrs.
Emanuel
Hal-
in
addition
to
willingness
or
abil-
In a similar statement at the inhere the subject was discussed
pern, recording secretary.
1944 Assembly the same group and studied available reports ity.
of executives noted that in the from other agencies. In addi-
intervening period the number tion, they interviewed 22 lay and
of families coming to the family professional community leaders
agencies for non-financial help in Detroit regarding the propos-
has increased. This, the state- ed plan and, with the help of the
ment concluded, is an indication staff, reviewed the current case
that case work as a method of load of the agency.
The people interviewed includ-
helping people in difficulties has
grown increasingly useful and ed executives and department
effective to larger sections of heads of public and private so-
cial agencies, educational insti-
the community.
tutions, unions, board members
For Rich and Poor Alike
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We used to say that what is and others. The general reaction
.. it requires a sufficient supply of even the

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