Phila. Rabbi Urges Freedom for Youth

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Camden Courier-Post, January 9, 1928: Phila. Rabbi Urges Freedom for Youth, B'nai B'rith installation ceremony
Camden Courier-Post, January 9, 1928
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PHILA. RABBI URGES FREEDOM FOR YOUTH B'nai B'rith Told Secrecy is Only Result of Prohibitions Freedom for youth brings its own antidote and makes for better citizenship than repression, Rabbi William H. Fineshriber, of Keneseth Israel Synagogue, Philadelphia, last night told members of Camden Lodge, No. 915, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Rabbi Fineshriber addressed members, wives and friends at the formal installation of officers of the lodge in Hotel Walt Whitman. Meyer L. Sakin, youthful attorney, was sworn in as president, succeeding Lewis Liberman, likewise an attorney. The boy of yesterday was forbidden to do many things, Rabbi Fineshriber declared, but the prohibitions had no other effect than to drive him to secrecy. Modern child education teaches parents to permit the boy or girl greater latitude in movement and habits. He pointed out that the freedom on the part of youth teaches him to eschew bad habits in time and to continue the good habits. Good citizenship requires self-repression rather than forced prohibition. Rabbi Archie Davidson, local rabbi, mildly disagreed with his Philadelphia colleague. Davidson warmly welcomed Rabbi Nachman Arnoff, newly-elected rabbi of Beth-El Synagogue, to the city and bestowed his best wishes upon the new officers of the B'nai B'rith lodge. Harry Moskowitz, Philadelphia, represented the Grand Lodge and installed the new officers. Besides Sakin they are Dr. David S. Cooper, vice president; Harry W. Markowich, secretary; Dr. Leopold Goldstein, assistant secretary; Herman Odlen, treasurer; Fred Siris, financial secretary; Max Liberman, monitor; Hyman James, assistant monitor; Nathan Friedenberg, warden; A. Edward Friedberg, guardian; Louis Cades, Abraham Fuhrman and Louis Tarter, trustees. The new board of governors consists of Bernard Blank, Dr. Samuel Blank, Jacob E. Brown, Dr. Reuben L. Cutler, Israel Eisenberg, Dr. Alexander Ellis, Dr. S. Goldman, Dr. Hyman I. Goldstein, Israel Heine, Emmanuel Kun, Dr. William Laub, Jack Naden, Max Peck, Dr. D. N. Rappaport, Sig. Schoenagle, Samuel Shane, Dr. Isadore S. Siris, Dr. Samuel S. Tomkins, Joseph Varbalow, Benjamin Weinberg, Meyer Wessel, Maurice B. Wessel and Ellis Goodman. Liberman presided as toastmaster. Dr. Hyman I. Goldstein, New Jersey State Deputy; Assistant Prosecutor Varbalow and Sakin addressed the members and guests.

B'nai B'rith Told Secrecy is Only Result of Prohibitions

Freedom for youth brings its own antidote and makes for better citizenship than repression, Rabbi William H. Fineshriber, of Keneseth Israel Synagogue, Philadelphia, last night told members of Camden Lodge, No. 915, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith.

Rabbi Fineshriber addressed members, wives and friends at the formal installation of officers of the lodge in Hotel Walt Whitman.

Meyer L. Sakin, youthful attorney, was sworn in as president, succeeding Lewis Liberman, likewise an attorney.

The boy of yesterday was forbidden to do many things, Rabbi Fineshriber declared, but the prohibitions had no other effect than to drive him to secrecy. Modern child education teaches parents to permit the boy or girl greater latitude in movement and habits.

He pointed out that the freedom on the part of youth teaches him to eschew bad habits in time and to continue the good habits. Good citizenship requires self-repression rather than forced prohibition.

Rabbi Archie Davidson, local rabbi, mildly disagreed with his Philadelphia colleague. Davidson warmly welcomed Rabbi Nachman Arnoff, newly-elected rabbi of Beth-El Synagogue, to the city and bestowed his best wishes upon the new officers of the B'nai B'rith lodge.

Harry Moskowitz, Philadelphia, represented the Grand Lodge and installed the new officers. Besides Sakin they are Dr. David S. Cooper, vice president; Harry W. Markowich, secretary; Dr. Leopold Goldstein, assistant secretary; Herman Odlen, treasurer; Fred Siris, financial secretary; Max Liberman, monitor; Hyman James, assistant monitor; Nathan Friedenberg, warden; A. Edward Friedberg, guardian; Louis Cades, Abraham Fuhrman and Louis Tarter, trustees.

The new board of governors consists of Bernard Blank, Dr. Samuel Blank, Jacob E. Brown, Dr. Reuben L. Cutler, Israel Eisenberg, Dr. Alexander Ellis, Dr. S. Goldman, Dr. Hyman I. Goldstein, Israel Heine, Emmanuel Kun, Dr. William Laub, Jack Naden, Max Peck, Dr. D. N. Rappaport, Sig. Schoenagle, Samuel Shane, Dr. Isadore S. Siris, Dr. Samuel S. Tomkins, Joseph Varbalow, Benjamin Weinberg, Meyer Wessel, Maurice B. Wessel and Ellis Goodman.

Liberman presided as toastmaster. Dr. Hyman I. Goldstein, New Jersey State Deputy; Assistant Prosecutor Varbalow and Sakin addressed the members and guests.

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