Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations Urges Pension for Aged at Convention

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A resolution urging that legislation be enacted to provide adequate means for the dependent aged was adopted by the tenth annual convention of the Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations which met Wednesday, at the Hotel Astor.

Over four hundred delegates, representing 160 affiliated organizations were present. Reports were read by Mrs. A. J. Davidson on Convention; Mrs. Irving Crane, Luncheon; Mrs. Samuel Gropper, Local Cooperation, and Mrs. Max L. Levenson on National Cooperation. International Cooperation was reported on by Miss Carrie Wise. The report of Mrs. Isaac Kubie on Membership was read by Mrs. Isaac Schorsch in Mrs. Kubie’s absence. Other reports included one on Social Service by Mrs. Henry Bodenheimer; Health by Mrs. A. J. Davidson; Religion by Mrs. Rebecca M. Seligman; Education by Mrs. Irving Crane, and on Resolutions by Mrs. Seligman.

Guests of honor at the luncheon following the morning session included: Mrs. Herbert S. Goldstein, president of the Women’s Branch, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, president of the World Organization of Jewish Women; Mrs. Max L. Levenson, honorary president of Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations; Nathan D. Shapiro, president of the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities; Dudley D. Sicher, president of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies; Mrs. W. Palmer Smith, vice-president of the New York City Federation of Women’s Clubs, and Mrs. Samuel Spiegel, president of the Women’s League of the United Synagogue of America.

Mrs. David E. Goldfarb, president of the federation, was chairman of the sessions, and presided at the luncheon, which was addressed by Magistrate Jeanette G. Brill and Major Daniel Hopkin.

The convention committee included Mrs. Henry Bodenheimer, Mrs. A. J. Davidson, Mrs. A. L. Bretzfelder, Mrs. Samuel Leuin and Mrs. Leon Kamaiky.

The convention, besides endorsing a pension for dependent aged, also approved a resolution urging action on the part of transit companies to remedy the present unsanitary conditions of many comfort rooms in subway stations, and recommended that manufacturers of toys find satisfactory substitutes for military toys and that in the teaching of history in schools, stress be laid upon the accomplishments of heroes of peace, scientists, inventors, etc., and less upon the accomplishments of war heroes. Resolutions approving the amendments to the Dwellings Law of last year and suggesting methods for caring for the tuberculous, were also adopted.

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