Three Yiddish-language programs are being offered for the first time for elderly Jews by the Bronx House, a settlement house affiliate of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. The programs are a Yiddish language class, a Yiddish culture group and a Yiddish drama group. Leah Rosen, assistant Bronx House director, said that the settlement house programs were developed for members of its Senior Citizens Club and for members of a similar club in the nearby Pelham Parkway Houses. Each of the six programs has between 15 and 20 members with little overlapping in membership, she added. The courses were started last September. While most of the senior citizens know Yiddish, about five percent do not and the language courses were organized for them. The culture club participants read and discuss the works of Jewish poets and writers, as well as current events and social issues. The programs were instituted and conducted by Mrs. Bessie Auerbach, a staff member, until her death in April.
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