American Jewish Assembly Changes Name to “conference”; American Jewish Committee Joins

Without in any way affecting the character, purpose and objectives of the American Jesish Assembly, convening of which was authorized by the Pittsburgh Conference of National Jewish Membership organizations, the executive committee of the Assembly this week voted to change the name from American Jewish Assembly to American Jewish Conference, it was announced here today.

At the same meeting, the executive committee announced that the application of the American Jewish Committee for admission to the American Jewish Conference was accepted, making a total of 43 organizations now affiliated with the Conference. Allan Stroock, of the American Jewish Committee, represented that organization at the meeting of the executive committee. The National Council of Young Israel and the Rabbinical Council of America were voted places on the executive committee. Adherence to the Conference by the National Council of Jewish Women was also announced.

Issuance of the call for the American Jewish Conference to the communities in the name of the executive committee and of the 43 organizations affiliated with the Conference was authorized by the executive committee. The rules for the election of delegates to the American Jewish Conference were adopted by the executive committee after ratification of the report of the Conference’s national board of elections. July 1 is the tentative date set for the convening of the American Jewish Conference, with the election of the $75 delegates to be chosen from the communities by the democratically convened conference of representatives of organizations in the communities and regions to take place no later than June 14,1943.