At the last session of the national convention of Jewish Community Center Secretaries held yesterday at Hotel Statler, the principles governing senior age groups were discussed by Edward M. Kahn of Atlantic City and William Kolodny of Pittsburgh.
Gilbert Harris of St. Louis presided. Samuel Leff of New York presented a report of a survey of physical education work in Jewish Centers.
At a luncheon retiring Pres. A. W. Rosenthal, of New York, relinquished his office to E. J. Landow of Newark, N. J.
A message was read from Harry L. Glucksman, executive director of the Jewish Welfare Board of New York. The new officers elected besides Mr. Landow are Maurice Bisgyer of Washington, Dr. M. M. Chaseman of Albany, N. Y., Wm. Pinsker, Savannah, Ga., Rose Sugarman, Milwaukee, vice-presidents; Wm. Cohen, Brooklyn, secretary-treasurer; Harry Albert, Paterson, N. Y., Allen Bloom, Indianapolis, Mary Caplan, Bronx, N. Y., Paul Goldblatt, Harrisburg, Leo Harris, Brooklyn, Edw. M. Kahn, Samuel J. Rodman, Perth Amboy, and Samuel Shair, Scranton, executive committee.
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