The Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun will install its officers for the year this evening. The installation will be conducted by the Rabbi, Dr. Israel Goldstein.
A visit to the first Jewish labor colony in Neuendorf was organized by the Jewish Labor Relief Organization, to which representatives of the Jewish Communities, Zionist bodies and various Jewish institutions were invited.
The colony in Neuendorf was established in July, 1932, with the assistance of the Welfare Ministry and various Jewish Communities. It was originally intended that this colony should become a home for tramps and unemployed, chiefly the youth, to whom Neuendorf would offer an opportunity for voluntary work in accordance with Government regulations, extending over a period not exceeding 20 weeks. It was found, however, that the young Jewish workers did not wish to leave the labor colony when the period of 20 weeks had expired, and it was also discovered that if this period were extended the young workers could be taught agricultural work and various artisan trades, which would qualify them to earn their livelihood in the future.
Accordingly, the period of stay in the labor colony was extended to 40 weeks.
Over 60 Jewish unemployed are now working in Neuendorf and learning various trades. It is intended shortly to increase very considerably the number of Jewish unemployed working in the colony.
The labor colony comprises 1,200 acres of meadow-land and 300 acres of forest, and has been leased to the Jewish organization for a period of 15 years. Both Jewish and non-Jewish leaders among the visitors to the colony expressed their admiration for the work and the possibility offered to Jews who had lost their positions as a result of the present economic and political conditions prevailing in Germany to reestablish themselves in new and productive occupations.
The spokesman of the Berlin Jewish Community expressed the desire that this colony should be a model to be followed for the creation of similar colonies to develop Jewish labor and Jewish work. The Jews were always an industrious community, but they are going through a period in which artificial hindrances are being put in the way of their productive occupations.
The Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun will install its officers for the year this evening. The installation will be conducted by the Rabbi, Dr. Israel Goldstein.The officers are as follows: President, Julius Silver; Vice-President, Nathaniel Weiss; Treasurer, Henry C. Zaro; Secretary, David Herman.The principal speaker of the evening will be Max D. Steuer.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
