A debate on a motion by Harry A. Goodman, of the Agudath Israel, demanding that the Jewish Agency should not support educational institutions in Palestine conducted contrary to traditional Judaism featured a meeting of the Board of Deputies with James Rothschild presiding. The motion was withdrawn following an appeal by Morris Laski, chairman of the Board of Deputies Palestine Committee and a member of the Agency, and a promise to put Goodman’s view up to the Zionist Organization. Laski said “I think that the Zionist Organization made a mistake in not meeting Goodman’s request for a conference to discuss the matter.”
Goodman urged that he had no objection to the secular schools in Palestine but where religion was taught it must not be contrary to traditional Judaism. Morris Myer contended that the Agudists outside of the Agency were not entitled to put any demands and declared it was essential that the Agudath Israel first join the Agency. Rabbi Samuel Daiches pointed out that the Mizrachists do not object to Palestine schools.
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