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Yivo Convention Opens Tomorrow; to Discuss Jewish Cultural Tendencies

February 13, 1959
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The three-day annual convention of the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research opens here on Saturday at Hunter College with discussions on Jewish history, sociology and culture.

A review on the moods among Jewish youth in the United States will be given at the opening session by Dr. Judah Shapiro, national director of the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundations. Prof. Sol Lipzin will read a paper on “Cultural Tendencies Among American Jews.” The convention will also discuss religion among Jewish students and other subjects dealing with. cultural aspects of Jewish life.

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