The first convention of the Federation of Bronx Congregations will be held at the Burnside Manor, 85 West Burnside avenue, Bronx, next Saturday and Sunday.
Bernard S. Deutsch, president of the Board of Aldermen, will extend the greetings of the city to the delegates, it was announced yesterday. The purpose of the convention is to evolve a plan by which an official body as the mouthpiece of Bronx Jewry can be formed.
Max J. Schneider, president of the federation, will report on the activities of the organization since its inception two years ago and Rabbi Alexander Basel of the Jacob H. Schiff Center, 2510 Valentine avenue, Bronx, will speak on behalf of the Council of Bronx Rabbis.
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