The problems faced by email Jewish communities in meeting local, national, and overseas needs will be the focus of discussion at the Conference of Small Communities sponsored by the East Central Region of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds on June 17-19 at the Whitcomb Hotel in St. Joseph, Mich., it was announced here today. The conference, the first of its kind, will be limited to Jewish ‘communities which do not employ a professional executive but conduct their activities entirely through volunteers.
David J. Ross, program committee chairman; pointed out that “small community leaders are “becoming increasingly concerned with the relation of the small community to the national Jewish scene as well as the kind of local central community organization best suited for a well-rounded service program. The time has come when we, as leaders in small communities, want to get together to take inventory of our assets and our programs, to learn from each other, to seek perspectives not only for today but for the constructive years of tomorrow.”
Among the questions which will be discussed at the Conference are: budgeting resources to assure support of all valid causes; coping with the problem of multiplicity of appeals; maintaining and developing the interest of young people in accepting responsibilities for Jewish communal life; and developing leadership and insuring widespread community participation in Jewish communal activities.
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