Delinquency and Jewish Youth:
A Report by Judge Kaufman

. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-19

Friday, September 16, 1955

facilities provided by the Jew-
ish community.
I know, however, that were
these facilities not available,
we would have a much larger
number of boys and girls com-
ing to my attention.
The religious program and the
recreational facilities are certain-
ly a vital factor in providing a
full and wholesome life for the
youth in the Jewish community,
and without them the entire com-
munity would suffer. -
In 1953, there were 32 boys and
five Jewish girls admitted to the
Juvenile Detention Home; in
1954, there were 31 boys and six
girls. In both instances, the total
of 37 included both delinquency
and dependent and neglect cases.
The following table gives a
breakdown of those figures;

yond the ability of the Court to
furnish (because of limitations on
the amount -the Court can spend
(Editor's Note: The problem,
of juvenile delinquency is can- for such care) the Jewish com-
munity, through JSSB, should
' sidered by sociologists and psy-
chologists as one concerning have sufficient funds available- to
take care-bf these cases.
EVERY parent. Seeking infor-
By this I mean that when a
mation on delinquency among
youth in the Jewish com- Jewish child requires specialized
munity, The Jewish News institutional care, the cost of
• asked Nathan J. Kaufman, • which is beyond the limits of
Judge of Probate, Juvenile Di- both the Court and the parents,
- vision, for some of the answers. the budget of the JSSB should
have the necessary funds to pro-
In the following brief, but in-
vide for these occasional and
formative, article, Judge Kauf-
man relates, through words and rare cases.
It is most difficult to mea-
tables his office prepared, some
interesting facts and figures on
sure the actual effects of
juvenile delinquency of the
delinquency as it effects the
educational and recreational
J ewish community.)
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The most effective way to an-
UNDUPLICATED COUNT OF JEWISH CHILDREN
. swer questions as to the delin-
BROUGHT INTO COURT*
quency of Jewish youth is to go
1954
1953
over the charges filed against the
B
OFFENSE
T
G
B
G
Jewish boys and girls who ap-
Unlawfully Driving
peared before this court for the
6
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1
5
4
Away Automibile
years 1953 and 1954.
6
3
1
6
.
Breaking and Entering
The number of Jewish children
1
.
1
Robbery—Armed
2
1
2
.
Larceny
1
1
1
Shoplifting
2
2
Home Truancy
1
2
6
7
School Truancy
2
1
1
1
Ungovernable
.
4
4
.
Indecent Liberties
1
.
Rape or Attempted Rape
1.
.
1
Assault and Battery
2
Use of Intoxicating Liquors
.
2
2.
Traffic Violations

By JUDGE N. J. KAUFMAN

As Told to The Jewish News

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TOTALS

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IntrOducing: 'Golden Sports Starlit, Series'

Simon and Schuster (6;30 5th,
NY 20), the enterprising publish-
ers, have added another attrac-
tive set of books to the Golden
Stamp series. This time it is about
baseball teams and players.
Introducing "The New Golden
Sports Stamp Series," Simon and
Schuster is providing four col-
lections that will delight the
youngsters.
In this series are included: New

York Giants, Brooklyn D&tgers,
Milwaukee Braves and Cleveland
Indians.
In each book, there are 32 pic-
ture stamps of baseball players
in full colors, suitable for paste-
ups. In addition to the history of
each team, these books contain
the players' batting averages and
their life stories. Besides, there
are 32 black and white drawings
and the plans of the ball parks,
in each of the books.

MORRIS, EMMA AND ISAAC SCHAVER

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Detroit, Michigan

*Includes both official and unofficial cases.

JUDGE NATHAN J. KAUFMAN

appearing before this Court has
never been of great significance,.
and we have never felt that it
was a major problem which re-
quired special community action.
This Court has always work-
ed very closely with the Jewish
Social Service Bureau (JSSB)
and has always found them to
be cooperative and doing a
good job within the limits of
.their resources.
While it is true that the total
number of Jewish boys and girls
coming before our court is- small,
there have been times when seri-
ous behavior problems appear in
this group; and occasionally we
have felt that more intense and
specialized attention - than that
provided by the facilities within
the Jewish community were
needed in salving some of the
cases coming before us.
I feel that when these special
cases arise, and specialized serv-
ices are required which are be-

First Canadian Girl
Elected BBG President

STARLIGHT, Pa. — An 18-
year-old college freshman from
Vancouver, British- Columbia, be-
came the first Canadian to be
elected international president of
Bnai Brith Girls at the organ-
ization's 11th annual convention
at Camp Bnai Brith here this
month. She is Sharon Blanck, a
student at the University of
British Columbia.
The 160 teen-age delegates who
gathered here from all over the
United States and Canada for
the four-day conclave heard
Mrs. Louis Perlman of Chicago,
president of the Bnai Brith
Women, call on them to take the
lead in sponsoring a "ground
swell of youth opinion to bring
about an emphasis on. the posi-
tive deeds of youth."

American Prison for Nazi
Criminals In German Hands
MUNICH, (JTA)—The Lands-
berg war-crime prison, where all
Germans sentenced for war
crimes by American courts are
held, will pass into German
: hands by the end of the year, it
was announced here by the State
Secretary in the Bavarian Minis-
try of Justice. Remaining in-
mates will be transferred to the
"model jail" at Bad Reichenhall.
Out of several thousand war
criminals formerly held at Lands-
berg, only 43 are left at this time.
Their cases are currently being

reviewed.

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