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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
FACING THE SITUATION
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\1 ally individual Jews are open-
w* vistas of approach to this
In the state of Kansas an
.:isin£ Jew has directed his ef-
ward efficient organization of
iltural pursuits and farming in-
Right here in Georgia an im-
it Jew has turned his ability to
finam-:al organization of scientific
lanumg. The work of another Jew in
th. organization of farmers’ coopera-
s known nationally.
1\ i haps, under the influence of the
• riments in Russia and in I ales-
the American Jew may turn his
ixing and managerial abilities
,,, nt hi>r than the accustomed business
pursuits.
Strange and inconsistent as it may
i the effects of the present eco-i
nomic situation have made many ele-
- in our community urge indi
viduals to go to a relief agency as the
fir>t resort rather than as the last
n-M.rt. 1 presume this is caused by the
panicky and alarmist talk circulated
daily, with good intentions but with
hvious depressing results.
What of the future as regards the
increasing tide of relief?
It is evident that private social
work cannot cure a sick society. It
can only relieve and ameliorate dis
tress. Fashioning men to present day
industry tits them into existing pat-
urns with all their attendant evils.
Kconomic dislocation and depression,
unemployment, insufficient income,
even in times of prosperity, the sta
bilization of production and consump
tion. are matters which private social
woi k cannot hope to solve.
They are problems of concern to
nodem industry, to government, and
to world markets.
Case work, however, has a contribu-
n to make to economic adjustment.
1 ase workers, as it was pointed out
elsewhere, can bear witness to the ter-
il'le effects of these mal-adjustments,
and by their accumulated experiences,
help to create intelligent thinking and
action.
l'.'Jii was a year of weighing in the
balance social work methods and
-tandards of service. New tech-
ujues have been introduced in the
eatment of short-time care and
'u rgency cases. But the question re
ams, is the case work approach
und? Can the telephone and the desk
u rview accomplish the same end?
"> and no.
i he latter can bolster up a droop-
spirit. It can quiet hysterical
cs. It can point out community re-
■ rces overlooked in a state of ex
tent. It can render emergency
rial aid. But that’s where it ends.
1 be Case method is built on the
aiises of the individualization of
situation, and the importance of
ground, psychological, intellectual
emotional setting of any given sit-
m. Complicated factors may need
iveling ar.d only patient and pains-
' g attention to little as well as big
gs may bring a possible solution
be surface. Personality trends hid-
:n l ^ e inner recesses of man’s un-
uious self may give a clue to a
"ent difficulty.
is in times like these and in an
ronment where case work methods
still suspected, that we must con-
' the standard of service and the
“ ture of social work being built.
During the past year the Federa
tion participated in the establishment
of a Southeastern Transient Clearance
Bureau with Atlanta as Regional
headquarters. This is a system of ex
changing advance information and of
registration of transients. It is the be
ginning of securing data which shall
serve as a basis for dealing with the
homeless and the transient.
Some Outstanding Problems of
Family Welfare
1— There is need for the establish
ment of a Vocational Guidance Ser
vice under the joint auspices of the
two Jewish Social Agencies in the
community.
2— Family budgeting requires un
derstanding of household economics,
the value of a proper diet, and good
housekeeping. In this respect we have
made little progress in Atlanta. At an
opportune time it is proposed that a
Model Housekeeping Center be estab
lished with a Dietitian and Visiting
Housekeeper in charge as a joint so
cial work venture.
The reorganization of Grady, we
trust will oring order out of the cha
otic conditions existing until now. It
is the hope of social workers that the
new policies of admission and hospi
tal treatment will ultimately result
in the establishment of a Social Ser
vice Department at Grady.
The proposed Social Welfare Coun
cil is a step in the direction of bring
ing about better co-operation and
greater co-ordination of the work of
the different independent clinics now
functioning.
It is my oelief that each clinic, ex
cepting those attached to large hos
pitals, should, in addition to certain
general departments, specialize in a
type of service which it can render
best.
In keeping with this view I should
like to see the Morris Hirsch Clinic
concentrate its efforts on its children’s
work, developing especially:
1— A Nutrition Clinic with an An
nual Baby Health Contest during the
summer months.
2— Develop more effectively the pre
natal clinic of the Gynecological De
partment.
3— Expand the Dental Clinic by
adding at least one more chair and
unit and complete equipment, secure
an X-Ray machine and an up-to-date
gas machine and increase the staff of
Dentists an 1 Dental Hygienists. This
service to be open to the needy in the
city, where materials are required to
be on a cost basis.
It may interest you to learn in con
nection with this subject of Health
that in a “Study of 1929 Expenditures
of Sixty-Three Federations” made by
the Bureau of Social Research, appro
priations for Medical Service take
first place with 31.5% of the total for
local disbursements, family welfare,
26.5%; child care, 14.7%; leisure
time, 10.1% ; Jewish education, 6.3%;
appropriations for all other local
work, 10.8%.
This brings to a consideration of
our Character-Building Work.
The Alliance should no longer be
regarded as a philanthropic institu
tion for the Americanization of the
Immigrant Jew. The w r ar and the stop
page of immigration have changed all
that.
S pectarular ! FI ISA L Clearaway!
KEELY CLOSES OUT
PIECE GOODS DEPARTMENTS!
Drastic—Sure ping Reductions On ALL
SILKS—run COTTONS—W OOLENS—LINENS—
REDDING!
-For sixty - four years KEELY’S PIECE
GOODS DEPARTMENTS have stood a symbol
of all that is quality-right, fashion-right, price-
right not only for Atlanta, but for the entire
South!
But. CHANGE is the life of progress—and
KEELY’S is on tiptoe, alive to every possibility
that spells achievement. NEW DEPARTMENTS
to replace the PIECE GOODS DEPARTMENTS
are now being planned—and to consummate these
plans the PIECE GOODS DEPARTMENTS
MUST CLOSE OUT! Thousands of yards of
gorgeous silks, cottons, linens, woolens, beddings,
from America’s most famous manufacturers will
be sacrificed at ridiculous prices!
Gome Early! The Selling Will Re Like Wildfire!
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