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Friday, November 28, 1919. THE JEWISH MONITOR Tfcm THE UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS REDEEMING THE ERRING. Rabbi Jacob I. Meyerovitz, of Con gregation B'nai Jeshurun, Leaven worth, Kansas, who for two years has been active in co-operating with the activities of the Department of Syna gog and School Extension, among the various prisons in his vicinity, reports of his work in part, as follows: "Leavenworh, Kansas, has the du bious distinction of being the prison center of America. There are four in stitutions in its vicinity. Two of these belong to the state; the others are of national importance. At the Industrial Farm for Women there ore none who are Jewish; the State Penitentiary at Lansing contains four Jews, two of who are serving sentences for life. No regular work is carried on here. We tee to it that they have Mutzoth for Passover; and on the High Holidays and also on Passover they are per mitted to come to our Temple in the company of the Chapluin, If they so desire. At our community Seder held for civilians and soldiers, two of these attended. They were well dressed, Wpll.mAnnoroil nn.l fow Lnnw tlinv were prisoners. Two other institutions are the Dis ciplinary Barracks of the United States Army and the United States Penitentiary. The former is a prison for purely military offenders. There t have also been a geart many draft dodgers and conscientious objectors confined here. Confinement at tho Disciplinary Barracks does not stamp one as a criminal or felon nor does it cause one to lose his status as a citizen. Pris oners may work their way up to hon orable restoration and discharge from the United States Army, if they are A mimlotl hv fnnnna nf thn PaHalinfi attached to the Barracks. Normally, there are from twenty to thirty Jew ish inmates at the Disciplinary Bar racks. But owing to the War the num ber was increased. The Jewish Welfare Board has been very helpful in the work here. On Chanukah and Purim they have sent up sweets and goodies. They have paid for special messes on Rosh Hashan ah and Erev Yom Kippur and provid ed for the Sedar we gave the men. Not only do we remind these men in a material way that they are Jews; but I am particularly anxious to have them understand their spiritual herit age which will keep them true to duty ann out of disciplinary and peniten tential institutions. And some of them are pathetically eager to learn. That is what makes the work so hope ful .To this end I have had the Sis terhoods collect books of Jewish in terest and at some of our meetings we have had reviews and discussion! based on these books. My method va ries. Sometimes I will give a set ser mon. Sometimes a short talk and that followed by discussion and at other times I have the men give us some thing from their experiences. I hold services here the second and fourth Saturday afternoons of the months, but come up frequently to investigate cases for the Jewish Welfare Board, to interview prisoners, and to act as their intermediary when necessary, between them and prison officials. Sometimes I communicate in their be half with administration officials, par. ents, relatives and friends. At the United States penitentiary, we meet every first and third Sab baths in the month. When I cannot at tend, Mr. Morris Abeles, of Leaven worth, conducts the services and is helpful in many other ways. To the Department of Synagog and School Extension we look for aid in this spiritual reclamation. This ofter all is the great end. In in telligence, at least the prisoner com pares favorably with the average and at the United States Penitentiary, well above the average. But what he lacks as a class is the development and support of the moral sense. And relig ion is the only agency that can, and in cases where it is tried, does give him that" MEN'S CLUB AT GARY (IX D.) TEMPLE. The "Temple Club," the member ship of which is open to all Jewish men 21 years of age and older, was onranized as a. auhsidiarv tn Ctn. gregation Israel of Gary, Ind., on November 3rd. At a "smoker" held on that date a permanent organization was formed, a constitution adopted and officers were elected. Mr. Jack Cohn is president. The purpose of the club is to foster the interests of Temple Israel, to ef fect co-operation among the Jewish institutions of Temple Israel, to ef fect co-operation among the Jewish institutions of Gary, to encourage so ciability among Jewish men, and to promote civic service. The organiza tion will meet at a dinner and enter tainment once a month. Rabbi J. Max Weis, of Temple Is rael, (H. U. C. '18) has founded "The . Scroll' periodical which aims to "Enlist the interest of religious school pupils in events of significance to the Jew and Judaism. Professor Rabbi Dr. Jacob Gutt mann died in Breslau last month at the age of seventy-four. lie was president of the Union of Rabbis in Germany, and second president of the Society for the Promotion of the Science of Judaism. Among his works the most notable are those on the Jewish religious philosophy of the Middle Ages. The cornerstone of the Alfred Ben jamin Dispensary has been laid at Kansas City, Mo. The dispensary, which will cost $75,000 is the gift of Mr. Benjamin and will replace the temporary quarters occupied during the last two years. The French government has e rat ed Dr. Alexander Lyons of Brooklyn, a chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and conferred the cross of the tame order on Prof. Richard Gottheil of Columbia University. Phone L. 1100. Res. Rosedale 652 Dr. Eramett C. 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August Largest Exclusive Store for Men in Texas Main and Seventh Street "mt KiuiiiiTT or a stom swviiM ww nm rMwirr Big Department Store First to Second on Houston St LAMAR 6634 BINYON-O'KEEFE FIREPROOF STORAGE CO. Office and Warehouie: 7th and Calhoun FORT WORTH, TEXAS "The Bank for All the People" OFFICERS K. M. VAN ZANDT, Praaidant W. M. MASSIF. Vice President. ELMO SLEDD. Vies Prat. T. J. CALDWELL. Vic President R. E. HARDING, Vies Prait R. W. FENDER, Awt Csiaia E. B. VAN ZANDT, Vlca Pratt RAYMOND C. GEE, Asit Oa! H. P. SANDUk;E, A.st. Cash'r Resources $20,000,000.00 Established 1873 COMMERCIAL SAVINGS THE Fort Worth National Bank Main at Fifth Street UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY