A five-day meeting of the American Jewish Committee, marking the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the existence of the organization, will open tomorrow at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to review various aspects of Jewish life in the United States, as well as problems affecting Israel and Jews in other countries. Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of the United Nations, will be the principal speaker at the opening session tomorrow evening.
More than 1,000 leaders from 600 Jewish communities throughout the country will attend the five-day deliberations which will conclude with the re-examination of the AJC’s Statement of Views set forth in 1949, following the establishment of the State of Israel. A new Statement of Views will be adopted as a guidepost for American Jewish Committee activities in the years ahead.
The meeting will discuss the prospects for improved Arab-Israeli understanding, for the settlement of the Arab refugee problem, and for eventual Arab-Israeli economic cooperation. It will also discuss Jewish communal affairs in this country and the future for Jewish communities abroad.
In making the appraisal of changing patterns in Jewish community life in the United States, the assembled leaders will discuss the future of American Jewish life. They will clarify the role which AJC members should play in effecting changes in the Jewish community; what is the future of the AJC in the community; and what impact these developing community patterns will have upon the AJC national policies and programs.
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