THE JEWISH NEWS

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Jewish C o immunities Veer
Toward Central Agencies

Joins ORT Staff

Survey Shows Many Cities Are Creating Single Central
Bodies Rather Than Two Parallel Structures; Re-
organization is Planned in Detroit

Jewish communities throughout the country are veering
toward a centralized communal structure going beyond
traditional philanthropies to embrace all functions of general
Jewish concern, a survey of developments among Federa-
tions Welfare Fund and Community Councils conducted by
the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds re-
veals.

From the survey, it is apparent munity Council and Jewish Wel-
that communities are coming to fare Society to a single organiza-
the conclusion that it is more ef- tion, with many of the features
fective and efficient to have one outlined in the other 'communi-
central communal . body rather ties.
than two or three parallel agen-
Jewish Education
cies. Formally more marked
Within the general pattern of
among the smaller cities, this
trend has become increasingly Jewish community services, com-
evident in medium and l a r g e munities are centralizing and co-
cities during the past few months. ordinating responsibility in spe-
It has involved reorganization of cial fields. Syracuse and N e w
existing structure, and merger Haven have • joined the growing
list of communities which have
of two or more agencies.
developed bureaus of Jewish edu-
Newark Reorganizes
Among the large communities, cation. The purpose of the bu-
Newark is now considering a% reaus is to develop central plan-
plan to reorganize the Essex ning and budgeting, provide joint
County Council of Social Agen- services, r a i s e standards of
cies into a Jewish Community teachers and curricula, improve
Council. A feature of the propos- physical facilities and develop
al is a large assembly composed programs beyond the scope of
of representatives of Jewish or- any single organization, without
ganizations and of individual affecting the ideologies of any
contributors. The Assembly would type of school.
elect a board of trustees of 60 Hartford and Detroit are
persons and the board annually making special studies of their
would add nine persons f r o m Jewish education programs.
among active workers in the cam-
Wilmington and Altoona a r e
paigns. Contributors would elect
completing
studies of their gen-
_their representatives on the As-
sembly by mail ballot, thus giv- eral communal functions. New-
ing all a direct opportunity to ark is conducting a study of its
case work.
participate in . the election.
Baltimore, Kansas City, and
The Community Council would
have responsibility for fund rais- Pittsburgh 'have studied their
ing, budgeting, social planning, health and hospital services. Port-
community relations, and in gen- land (Ore.) and Miami have been
eral would combine the functions examining their programs of care
exercised by separate federations, for the aged. Cleveland, Colum-
welfare funds, community coun- bus, and Grand Rapids have been
cils, and community relations bu- studying their group work, rec-
reational, and cultural needs.
reaus in' other large cities.
Other Mergers
, With the broadening scope of
The Jewish Welfare Federation central community organization
tit and Jewish Community Council and with problems and programs
of Kansas City have agreed in becoming increasingly complex,
principle to merge into one cen- the number of cities employing
tral organization. professional executives continues
Hartford is also in the final to grow. Latest to do so are Wind-
stages of merging its Jewish sor and Utica. Over 100 federa-
Community. . Council and Jewish tions, welfare funds, and Jewish
Welfare Fund to form a new sin- community councils now employ
gle organization, the Federation. full-time executive directors.
Detroit and Buffalo are
studying possibilities of com-
munal reorganization.•uffalo
recently merged its Jewish
Community Center and YM-:
WYHA.
Providence has formed the
General Jewish Committee to re-
place the temporary United Jew-
ish Appeal.
Atlantic City has • reorganized
the structure of its Federation of
Jewish Charities.
The Atlantic City plan pro-
vides for the expansion of the
UJA as a permanent operation
under the direction of the Fed-
eration. The latter's purpose is
broadened to . include community
planning coordination of' services;
joint financing, and responsibili-
ty for charitable, educational and
health needs.
In the Smaller Communities •
Atlanta has established •a - Jew-
ish Community Council repre-
Lift mealtime and snacktimo
senting an integration of its Fed-
out of the ordinary with me!-
eration. and Jewish Welfare Fund low-flavored
• delightfully dif-
and providing for a Bureau of.
ferent Manlschewitz American
Jewish Education and centralized
Matzos . . . so crisp ... so
Jewish community relations ac-
wholesome ... so temptingly,
tivity.
oven-fresh!
Among the smaller communi-
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ties, Erie has merged its Com-
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MONTE KANDEL

Monte Kandel, former execu-
tive director of the Coordinating
Committee for the Fort Ontario
Refugee Shelter, has joined the
executive staff of the American
ORT Federation, according to an
announcement by Louis B. Bou-
din, chairman of the board of
directors of the Federation.

Friday, November 30, I94S

Boxerman Reports
On Council Work
In Jacksonville

William I. Boxerman, executive
director of the Jewish Community
Council of Jacksonville, Fla., who
was the executive director of the
Jewish Community Council of
Detroit -during the first years of
its existence, has just issued a
pamphlet, "Ten Years Have
Passed," describing the accomp-
lishments of the Jacksonville
Council.
Mr. Boxerman outlines the
gradual rise in community in-
come from relief drives which
are supervised by the Council he
directs, and shows that the num-
ber of contributors has risen
from less than 200 in 1936 to
nearly 800 in 1945.
His pamphlet outlines the bat-
tle that has been conducted
against anti-Semitism under the
Council's direction, the _ special

A Sonnet

(Inspired by "Warsaw Concerto")

By- SARAH PHILKA

My spirit moves, abound for heights
unknown.
I thrill to music flowing from the soul
Of one who yearns for light and life
alone.
Who feels the hunger tides within
him roll
Into the sea—to the bottomless sea,
Where the dreams of a people lie in
waste,
Leaving only their longing to be free,
And praying that this, too, shall pass
in haste.
With every tingling strain my senses
drift
-
Into a world of languished sighs and
sounds •
That pierce like an arrow so sharp
and swift.
My spirit feels unrest and knows no
bounds.
From chaos and strife, there is born
this Joy
Music—that no one can ever destroy!

services offered by the Council
to national and overseas move-
ments and to the local communi-
ty, the publication of the com-
munity paper, The Commentator,
the war services, radio activities
and seminars, distribution of lit-
erature, etc.

/IV

LIE
K COMPANY

.

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palmists and mind-readers, but in recent months we have

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time-saving laundry and the newest air-conditioning unit. Some of our

friends have electric kitchens and laundries and we know of the many labor-

saving advantages they offer. HoWever, we are especially interested in the

air-conditioning unit with its pure, conditioned air which bids fair to make

ours a cleaner, more healthful home.",

Electric equipment is not generally available for
sale now. Some is being manufactured and dis-
tributed. It will be to your advantage to have your
name on your electrical dealer's list, so that you
will be able to get it at the earliest possible time.

The DETROIT EDISON Co.

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for information. He will be glad to help you
decide upon the models that will fit your needs.

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