The concern of every Jewish community with such actions as the withdrawal by the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith and the American Jewish Committee from the National Community Relations Advisory Council was expressed here at the annual conference of the West Central Region of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
The conference, in a resolution, urged communities to keep their members informed on developments so that “any action that may be called for to insure harmony and unity which we believe to be essential, may be taken with full knowledge and understanding.”
In another resolution, the conference noted the “excellent coordination” on local levels between welfare fund campaigns and the Israel bond campaign. The resolution declared that any coordinating committee established nationally for the United Jewish Appeal and the bond organization must “consider the desires and needs of the communities, not only in regard to Israel but for all other needs, overseas, nationally and locally.” The Conference called for the continuous participation by communities in negotiations for the establishment and maintenance of such national coordination.
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