The Central Region of the Canadian Jewish Congress, in the province of Ontario, today announced the formation of a National Study Commission on the Jewish Day School.
The Commission’s assignment as laid down by a resolution at the last plenary session of the CJC, will be “to explore ways and means of ensuring that the legitimate financial requirements of the Jewish day schools will be adequately met through the development of new sources of revenue. ” Also “to consider the advisability and feasibility of seeking support from public as well as private sources, but having due regard to the divergent views that exist in the Jewish community on this question. “
The Commission will issue an appeal to Jewish communities and organizations in the province to submit their briefs on the questions before it. It is expected that the main point at issue will be the controversial question of whether to seek the assistance of tax subsidies from the government. Toronto has five Jewish day schools. In the rest of the province there is a Jewish day school in Ottawa.
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