Jewish leaders of Texas, expecting a renewed interest in Jewish affairs as a direct result of the Hitler outrages in Germany and similar movements in other parts of the world, watched with keen interest this year’s convention of the Texas Young Judaean Association here. The two-day meeting was the biggest the organization, embracing more than 400 members, has ever held and the largest gathering of Jewish youth that Texas has ever seen.
In addition to a vigorous discussion of the German situation, which ended with unanimously-adopted resolutions condemning the Hitler regime and urging participation in the world-wide boycott against German-made goods, there were equally vigorous discussions regarding other Jewish problems and a keen debate over internal affairs.
The Association under Littman Danziger of Houston as president, during this past year more than doubled its membership. It extended its program into four cities, so that now there are Young Judaean clubs in ten Texas cities and the organization is still growing.
An evidence of how keenly aware of world problems these young people are is seen in the fact that the only opposition to the Hitler resolution was over whether it ought to include an invitation to fellow American citizens to join in the boycott or whether it ought to address itself solely to Jewish citizens. The opposition was quickly overridden.
Officers elected at the convention were Gerhard Bender of Austin, president; Ray Florence Engle, Dallas, convention chairman, and Evri Mendel, Galveston, vice presidents; Hortense Solomon, Houston, corresponding secretary; Maedline Nelkin, Houston, recording secretary, and Jem Englander, Waco, treasurer.
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