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Publication Date: March 1959
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Albert Geffen
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: Family; Social Services; Community Development; Jewish Organizations
Type: Report
Coverage: Pennsylvania
Abstract:
The author discusses his experiences attempting to improve services of Jewish Family Services of Scranton, PA. He discusses the problems inherent in small Jewish communities, such as the spread of rumors and the impossibility of anonymity, as well as other problems such as dependence-fostering financial assistance, staff development processes, and interpretation of services.
In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, ed. By Sanford Sherman, v.35, no.3, March 1959, p.314-321.