had ultimately been agreed upon by all three, but that this agreement had broken down because of differences of opinion as to procedure. The B’nai Brith, after this division, had continued to cooperate with the American Jewish Committee and has recently made efforts to draw the three bodies into cooperation again. Such efforts will be continued, it was said, until unity is achieved.
The new foundation at the Chicago institution is entirely self-supporting, it was revealed. It was established at the request of Dr. Walter Dill Scott, president of Northwestern University. Rabbi Jacob Singer, of Chicago, is volunteer director of the project which several rabbis, congregations, B’nai Brith lodges and communities in the vicinity have agreed to support.
Possibility of a whole chain of Hillel foundations in universities throughout the country, in addition to the nine already in existence, was discussed at the meeting.
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