The National Conference of Jewish Communal Service ended its 74th annual meeting here determined to give high priority to the problems confronting needy Jews in America. The gathering, attended by more than 700 professional social workers from the US and Canada, also urged its constituent organizations and members to deal with the larger social and economic issues that create. and perpetuate poverty in American society. Charles Miller, of Philadelphia was installed as president of the Conference, succeeding Irving Greenberg of Newark, N.J.
A resolution adopted at the closing session stated that “We Jews have always had the poor among us, and, while the percentages are small, the number is large, totalling well into the tens of thousands.” The Conference passed a resoluting urging the Soviet Union to free all Jewish “prisoners of conscience” whose only “crime” is their desire to live as Jews or to emigrate to Israel where they can observe their traditions.
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