Basic changes in the American scene, with particular reference to the impact in Jewish welfare needs–and the implications for Jewish community organization–will be discussed by the 29th General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, which opens its four-day sessions tomorrow at the Statler Hilton Hotel here.
Tomorrow’s session will also take up the question of the responsibilities of Jewish welfare funds in 1961, in view of the current reorganization of major American Jewish funds raised for Israel. The Assembly will also discuss the present character and dimensions of multiple fund-raising appeals in communities, as well as the policies to deal with them.
One of the important questions to be discussed at the Assembly will be what Jewish services should be retained, dropped or added on the American Jewish scene, in the light of the changes that are now taking place in American life. Irving Kane, president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, will assess and re-evaluate the goals and realities of American Jewish community organization. He will also analyze the issues facing community organizations, and will deal with future direction.
The more than 1,000 Jewish community leaders from all parts of the United States and Canada will hear reports on the effects which American Jewish philanthropic aid to Israel has on the development of the country. They will also discuss various aspects of Jewish fund-raising in the United States, and plans for effective fund-raising in 1961.
Special problems faced by small Jewish communities will form one of the subjects to be discussed at the Assembly for the purpose of future directions with regard to leadership, structure, campaigning, budgeting and planning. The shortage of professional personnel in numerous community agencies and institutions will similarly undergo a basic discussion at tomorrow’s session.
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