Cincinnati Conference Discusses Leading Social Service Problems in U.S.

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

The problem of Jewish education, child welfare work and the need of further popularization of social work were taken up at the second day’s sessions of the National Conference of Jewish Social Service, the the National Association of Jewish Community Center Secretaries and the National Council for Jewish Education which are holding their conventions at the Hotel Sinton here.

Harry L. Glucksman of New York presided at a meeting of the center secretaries at which Dr. Arthur E. Morgan spoke on adult education. “The normal span of life today,” he said, “is sixty-five years. Because of this and because individuals today have more leisure than in former years, we must develop a program of adult education for adventure and fine living in mature life.”

At the same session Milton M. Alexander of Detroit declared that the Jewish public must be educated as to the work that is being done by the Jewish social agencies. This can best be done through a scientific use of the accepted media of public information, he stated.

At the educators meeting, Dr. Samson Benderly explained the work of the Jewish home institute. Correspondence courses are being given to mothers to help them rear their children in a proper Jewish manner. Appropriate books were supplied to give the child a good foundation for later Jewish study.

Philip L. Seman of Chicago led the secretaries in a symposium on adult education. Mr. Seman outlined the various courses the Jewish people’s institutions give for the average citizen who cannot attend regular universities. Dr. Louis Pechstein of Cincinnati, Samuel Gerson of Omaha, Harold H. Levin of New York and William Kolodney of Pittsburgh participated in the discussion.

Dr. Joseph A. Rosen, head of the Agrojoint, addressed a joint session of the three bodies in the evening. He illustrated his description of conditions in Russia and the work of the Agrojoint with steroptican slides of the Jewish colonies. Dr. Julian Morganstern presided.

Dr. John Slawson spoke on Jewish education as a Jewish social function. He advocated overcoming the feeling of inferiority felt by many Jews through proper training in all forms of Hebrew and Jewish culture. E. J. Londow of the Jewish Welfare Board and Dr. Isaac B.Berkson of Palestine, led the discussion.

A dinner to the members of the National Council was tendered by the Board of Managers of the Department of Synagegue and School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Rabbi George Zepin, director of the department greeted the delegates.

Social work publicity has not kept pace with the growth of social work during the last decade. Mrs. Ray Wechsler, supervisor of the Bronx district of the Jewish Social Service Association, stated to the social service conference. Kurt Peiser, superintendent of the United Jewish Social Agencies of Cincinnati, presided at the session devoted to family and child welfare.

Mrs. Wechsler expressed the opinion that federations of Jewish charities and community ## in taking over the function of propaganda permitted constituent agencies to forget the distinction between propaganda and publicity.

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