Foreign Language Press Survey

The Homsker Houngmen's Benevolent Association. We wish to inform all our Homsker Landsleit in this city that we are accepting members into our organization without any initiation fees. We ask our friends and landsleit to become members of our organization. We conduct our regular mee

The first collection of Ma-oth Hitim [practice of giving Passover food supplies to the needy] was made yesterday. Five congregations contributed $685--a very fine start. It has been estimated that 10,000 pounds of mazoth [unleavened bread] will be necessary to supply the needy. The

The Moses Montifiore Talmud Torah announces that Mr. Joshua Lebson has been appointed the new collector of tuition fees. We hope that he will get your complete co-operation in his work.

$5,050 For Charity. Mrs. Joseph Phillipson makes large donations to Chicago Jewish Aid and Religious Societies. More to follow. Many organizations become the object of Mrs. Phillipson's generosity in memory of the late Mr. Joseph Phillipson. the well known West Side merchant.

The Shelter Home and the Hebrew Theological College are in need of funds. Officials of both of these organizations have sent out circulars asking for contributions in order for them to be able to continue their fine work. The Shelter Home explains that since immigration is continuin

A History Class formed by the Hebrew Literary Society. This is an opportunity for American-Jewish youth and immigrants to study Jewish History. There will be a meeting next Wednesday at which the manner in which the class should be conducted will be discussed.

Passover. Year in and year out, we Jewish people prepare to celebrate our traditional holiday, Passover. We read the same "Ha-Gadah," eat the traditional matzohs and go through the old established ritual. Yet, it seems, that each year there looms before us in an even great

The West Side Talmud Torah is registering children for classes. Parents should accompany their children who will be registered between 6 P. M. and 8 P. M. starting next Saturday.

Girls School for Jewish Girls. The well known instructor, Mr. E. Wolpa has opened a school for girls. This is an opportunity for parents to send their girls to a Hebrew School and learn the rudiments of our religion, our holidays, our customs, and our Jewish history. The school is l

Next Sunday afternoon the cornerstone for the new Northwest Side Talmud Torah will be laid at 1517 Morris Place near Davison Street. Chicago Jews have long known of the need for a Talmud Torah on the Northwest Side, and our friends in that neighborhood deserve the support and respect of the J

Arbor Day Great Day for Orphans. Lag B'Omer, the Jewish Arbor Day, will be a great day of rejoicing for the orphans of the Marks Nathan Orphan Home. A large celebration of the grand opening of their new home will take place on May 13. All arrangements to make this day a real celebra

Quarterly Meeting at Jewish Old Peoples Home. The fourth meeting of this year at the Old Peoples Home will take place this coming Sunday. The officers, committees, and auxiliaries will give their quarterly reports. The Home will then be open to visitors. The meeting will s

Chicago Jews, Why Do You Sit Back? The terrible San Francisco earthquakes have caused untold misery to twenty-thousand Jewish people who were made homeless, and their belongings destroyed by this terrible experience. This catastrophe has opened the hearts of every one. These must be

Chicago is now becoming a haven for a number of Jewish families who barely escaped with their lives in the disastrous San Francisco earthquake. These unfortunate people are now being cared for by the Chicago Jewish Shelter Home. San Francisco will eventually rise from the ashes in w

The "Miriam Club" at 482 East 42nd Street near Grand Boulevard has just enlarged its quarters by the acquisition of another flat. The club now has a membership of twenty eight girls and have just accepted six more making a total of thirty four. The girls of the "Miriam Club" pay only two and

A very interesting lecture has been arranged for a meeting of the Clara DeHirsch and Kadimab Gates of the Order Knights of Zion at the Lessing Club House, 447 West Millar Street tomorrow evening. Mr. Israel Kahn will lecture on the "Jewish Question" now one of the big problems before the Russ

To-day is the Grand Opening of new Marks Nathan Orphan Home. Hereafter, Chicago will no longer witness young Jewish orphans wandering the streets. No longer will you see little orphans selling matches and papers in order to eke out a living when they should be playing and enjoying themselves.

The examinations held at the Sabbath school yesterday afternoon proved to the community that the efforts of the school to instill a love and understanding of Judaism and Jewish history in the hearts and minds of our youth during the past year were highly successful. The examinations proved co

Is the Jew a Good Customer? Very few of our business men realize just how great the purchasing power of the Jew in Chicago is. Many business men seem to ignore this purchasing power and others will tell you that the Jew is the most difficult customer to sell to in that he is always

They Need help. Our great learned people of Tzfas (Safed) in the Holy Land, write requesting that the Jews of Chicago send whatever financial aid possible to assure the continued existence of the Theological College and the Preparatory Schools of that city. Heretofore the people of