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The Southern Israelite Page 9 ••Wanted: Homes For •lewisli Children” Annual Meeting of the Jrphans Home was held at nape on January 26th, 1930. inificant as the ending of years of service to Jewish i the Southeastern states the 5th District of the In- ; Order of B’nai B’rith, which •ati'd the home and still con- tir.ut-s support it on a per capita mugh no longer under its aU'!‘ : a new epoch in its activities to be inaugurated is indi cated by the reports that were pre- . the president, Mr. Victor H. Kriepshaber; the chairman of the aid, Mr. Joseph Loewus, and mse of the various communities which have functioned throughout the pholding the standards which ! among the front rank of lodern institutions for the care of dependant and neglected children. The uperintendent, Mr. Armand Wyle, al- ) presented a report outlining in detail the functioning of the institu- i during the year that he has been :n charge. Throughout all the re- f the officers ran a common purpose which was definitely express- i a report of the New Policy Committee, which was read by Mr. Herbert J. Haas. twenty years the Hebrew Or- Home has been subsidizing 'hildren in their own homes with their lothers, thus conserving what has been known to be the unit in civiliza- —the family. These children ave been supervised in recent years by trained workers and efforts made 1 give them the same advantages that the efficiency of an institution n g' v c. Their physical and mental th, their education and religious aave been safeguarded, and they o had preserved for them the boon fat can come only from contact with own mother, and which no paid d can possibly duplicate. Only su °h children whose parents were un- f r various reasons to supervise rearing were placed in the or- ge, and the reports showed that vere fewer children now in the ution than in subsidized and :n g homes. Therefore the new has been ratified of finding yarding homes for as many of the •dren now in the institution as can ,JUn d and an effort is about to H( le to appeal to such mothers 1 room and care for un- iate children. While this policy 'tern new to those who have al- looked upon the orphanage as gical place for dependent child- of . ^ ere is no doubt in the minds ose w ho have given thought and -ipation to the question that as expressed in the words ^ hite House Conference called 1 ■ esident Roosevelt twenty years is the highest product fo civili- 1 and no child should be deprived for reasons of poverty alone.” * re in adopting this plan which en found successful in every " ere it has been tried by trained s, the orphans home is only pace with modern tendencies tn ging conditions. Following f| f t bv its efforts to preserve family life in its normal situations, it now takes another step forward in making fur ther efforts to give the children under its care the next best opportunity to enjoy home life by placing its child ren in thoroughly investigated and carefully supervised boarding homes. The pride which comes from pointing to brick and mortar as a criterion of success will now be transferred to that of achievement in serving the Jewish children in this locality in a way that is best for the child. Much has been said against this plan by those who have not investigated its workings elsewhere. When conducted by experienced workers, there is no chance for exploitation by foster- parents, because no home is accepted until every detail regarding its in tegrity has been investigated, and if a mistake were made in this selection the trained supervisor soon discovers it. It is admitted that this has oc curred in casese where laymen with the best of intentions have attempted to place children. However, the Jew ish communities in New York, Bos ton, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and the two cities in Cali fornia, as well as many other Jewish communities, have found from long experience that this is the happiest solution for the care and training of unfortunate children. The Jewish community of Baltimore, a decade ago, had two orphanages which were combined and a new orphanage built. Several years ago this new institu tion was also abandoned and the en tire child care problem is now con ducted in private boarding homes without any suspicion of commercial ism on the part of those to whom the children are entrusted. Mr. Wyle in his work in Los An geles, found more acceptable homes than there were children in which to place them. Out of every four homes applying for children, only one was regarded as fully measuring up to the standards required for this type of care. The foster-mothers were paid so little above the actual cost of rear ing these children, that there was no chance of the foster-parent doing it for gain, because of the slight mar gin. He attributes the success in this work to the fundamental principle that is inseparable from the Jewish religion and its traditions of ethics and justice. It is not only the rich, he said, who have an urge for social service to those less fortunate than themselves. There are many Jewish mothers who have these same philan thropic impulses, but cannot afford to express them financially; it is among these that those mothers are found who are willing to give service in lieu of money. The officers of the home feel that Atlanta Jewry is neither exceptional nor backward in its desire to be a part of this movement and that when the purpose and efficiency of the plan is understood by this community, there will be little difficulty in find ing many doors opened to these less privileged children. Already inquiries have been made from potential foster- parents, and as oon as plans can be (Continued on Page 12) BYCK’S Important Announcement In order to serve the women of Atlanta more completely we will open early in February an additional Shoe Salon— BYCK’S-M Opposite^ the Henry Grady Hotel presenting at all times the smartest types avail able in Ladies' and Children's Footwear. The opening of this new shop will in no way affect the high type of niereliandise and serviee at Byek's-Whitehall, wliieh has charaeterized our business for 45 years. 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