Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1947 Page: 1 of 10
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NATIONAL SISTERHOOD FEDERATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADDRESS
TEXAS SISTERHOODS AT BEAUMONT
Miss Jane Evans, of New York
and Cincinnati, Executive Direc-
tor of the National Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods, one of
the world’s largest Jewish wo-
men’s organizations, will be
guest speaker at the 14th State
Assembly of the Texas Federa-
tion of Temple Sisterhoods, to be
held November 2, 3, and 4, at
Beaumont, Texas. Miss Evans
will speak on “Needs and Re-
sources” at the banquet meeting
on November 3rd, at 7 pjn. in
the Rose Room of the Hotel
Beaumont.
Born in New York City, Jane
Evans is a product not only of
her native city but also of the
Midwest, in which she has re-
sided during a large part of her
adult life. She has studied at a
number of American universities,
including New York University,
the University of Cincinnati, Xa-
vier University, and the Hebrew
Union College. In addition, Miss
Evans has traveled widely
throughout the Americas and Eu-
rope.
An agency of the Union of
American Hebrew Congrega-
tions, which is the central organi-
zation of American Liberal Ju-
daism, the National Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods, organized
in 1913, engages in a-broad pro-
gram of service to Jewish and
humanitarian causes. It contri-
bute; large sum* annually for
partial dormitory maintenance
scholarships for students at the
Hebrew Union College, Cincin-
nati. and for religious educa-
tional work, especially youth ac-
tivities of the Union of Ameri-
can Hebrew Congregations. The
Sisterhoods also built the dormi-
tory of the College, the oldest
American Jewish Theological
Seminary.
Special iunds established by
the Temple Sisterhoods provide
for publication of Rel g’ous Scho-
ol textbooks, Co-res} ondence
courses in Jewish history and lit-
erature tor those in isolated com-
munities, and Lecture Institutes
'for adults and rehgtxur school
t avhers.
Through a special project, an
annual Silver Coin Collection,
the National Federation of Tem-
ple Sisterhoods contributes mon-
ey to post-war reconstruction ac-
tivities sponsored by the World
Union for Progressive Judaism
whose headquarters are in Lon-
don, England, and with which
(he Federation is affiliated. Aid
to overseas survivors, transcrip-
tion of books into Braille for the
blind, Institutes on Judaism for
Chwftian Church women, and
Child Study ard Parent Educa-
tion are among other Temple Sis-
terhood projects;
f The National Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods has a roster
of over 65,000 individual mem-
bers, each of whom has been ask-
ed to make a personal contribu-
tion of at least $10.00 (o the build-
ing project —THE HOUSE OF
LIVING JUDAISM—which, up-
on completion, will be an Ameri-
can and world center of religi-
ous activities.
Mrs. Mose Buck, Lufkin, Tex-
as, is President of the Texas State
Federation of Temple Sister-
hoods. Mrs. Carl D. Levy, 2435
Evalon, Beaumont, is President
of Temple Emanuel Sisterhood.
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CONGREGATION BETH JACOB Mil HAMILTON
CONGREGATION BETH ESHCRCN 1«1« CRAWFORD
CONGREGATION EMANC EL MU CRAWFORD
Laya Us will be shipped at the mm Hm i
ren mm and twa years el age are needed la
Meets. Mmmy merchants have been heaatle
has been collected by Teeth Greaps. Any
one* lied fer merchandise, kindly call the J
Center, K. S7M1. and arrantements will be I
The H. J. Heinz Company baa donated IK
ft baby feed to SOS. Many Slater beads art
cheeks direct to New Terk wholesale greeen
ner save freight expense btweea here and N«
cans of feed will be received at the enters
Thia le a monthly program of the SOS
forget the dates, November S and 4.
E.M.M. WARBURG, JDC
CHAIRMAN, TO ADDRESS
DALLAS MEETING NOV. 9
Dallas, Texas—Edward M. M.
Warburg, Chairman of the Joint
Distribution Committee and an
outstanding leader of overseas as-
sistance activities, will be the fea-
tured speaker at the annual meet-
ing of the JDC South West Re-
gion in the Baket Hotel here, on
Sunday, November 9, it was an-
ouiKed yesterday.
According to A. I. Lack of
Houston, Regional Chairman,
more than 400 representatives
from six states in this area are
expected to attend the meet-
ing. Mr. Warburg will be joined
on the speaker’s dais by Charles
P. Taft, Chairman of the U.S.
State Department Advisory Com-
mittee on Voluntary Aid and
President of the Federal Council
of Churches of Christ in Ameri-
Zioniiti Inaugurate BafcM
Member Drive On Beaer
Balfeur Day ._'
THE ROLL CALL FOR A JEW.
CAMPAIGN will get off to h
rousing start at a Balfour Day
Breakfast fMa Sunday morning,
November 2. at 8:15 o’clock, at
the Alabama Cafeteria, 2912 S.
Shepherd. The goal is to enroll
1,000 new memberi in the Hous-
ton ionist District All members
are urged to aid in this member-
ship campaign by making reserva-
tions for the Balfour Day Break-
fast with Morris Wolf, Fairfax
5523, or Rabbi Wm. S. Malev,
Fairfax 5128.
Supporting the ZOA Member-
ship Drive are Rabbis Max Gel-
ler, Robt L Kahn Max M. Land-
man and Wm. S. Malev, and the
following team captains: Ban
Davis, Mrs. Esther Bistrow, Mike
M. Goldstein, Frank Lippow,
Louis Heintz, M. L. Sfanon. Max
SuhL Bert Schildkraut, Hyman
Danziger, Ben Danziger, Edgar
Nirken, Jack Forman, Nathan H.
Colish, Morris Catchman, Abram
L. Geller, Morris Shapiro, Harry
Juran, Ben M. Levine.
Gus Rosen, Nathan Spies, J.
(Continued on Page 10)
The meeting will be open to
the public, Mr. Lack declared.
No funds will be solicited,
since the JDC receives funds for
its overseas relief, resettlement
and reconstruction programs from
the $170,000,000 campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal. The
JDC is the major American agen-
cy aiding distressed Jews abroad,
and is now conducting the most
extensive overseas assistance pro-
grams ever undertaken by a vol-
untary, non-governmental agency.
(Continued on page 10)
not right, and the committee de-
cided on waiting until such time
as materials would be available.
Dr. H. J. Ettlinger. profaaaor at
the University of Texas and Dist-
rict 7 B’nai B’ritta National Com-
missioner for HIM has been se-
lected as Hillel Building Fund
Campaign chairman. Recognised
for his unusual ability for lead-
ership and his interest in the
University and the Jewish stu-
dents attending Dr. Ettlinger is
expected to give the Inspiration
‘o the Texas committee to raise
the balance of $1304)00 needed to
dart the project
The cost of construction has
Austin: Architects’ plans have
been accepted for the new Hillel
Foundation building at the Uni-
versity of Texas. Contraction on
the building is expected to begin
shortly after the completion of
the S2JO.OOO.OO building campaign
which has been launched by Tex-
as B'nai B rith.
Plans for a new Hillel House
were discussed for the past five
years. An increasing enrollment
at the University of Texas neces-
sitated larger and better quar-
ters for the Jewish students, and
the Texas State Conference of
B’nai B’rith inaugurated the
building campaign three years
ago. Building conditions were
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