The National Council of Jewish Education, at the closing session of the convention in Detroit, yesterday afternoon, adopted resolutions pledging its cooperation to the movement for the relief of German Jewry and to efforts which will bring about the revocation of measures which tend to reduce Jews in Germany to a class of untouchables. The convention also adopted the joint resolution of the National Conference for Jewish Social Service and the National Association of Jewish Center Executives for the creation of a union of the three national movements, with the understanding that the integrity of each is not to be endangered.
Endorsing the action taken by Federation executives in including Jewish education as a social need in the community program, the Education Council expressed the belief in the basic principle of equalizing educational opportunity for all classes who desire such education irrespective of parents’ ability to pay. The resolution declares that “while we continue to insist on the payment of tuition fees by parents, and upon such local support from congregations as can be made available, we urge that the payment of tuition fees for the children of the poor is a proper charge against the central philanthropic funds of the community.”
ENDORSES UNIVERSITY PROJECT
The educators also adopted a resolution endorsing Dr. Kliegler’s project for the establishment of a department of education at the Hebrew University, and a practice school, and recommended the appointment of a committee to sponsor a movement to raise $6,000 for this purpose.
The educators’ convention officially closed with an informal dinner at which a discussion was conducted on the central problem “The Reorganization of the Jewish Educational Structure in America.” Israel S. Chipkin was chairman. The discussion was summarized by Dr. Samson Benderly, director of the Bureau of Jewish Education of New York.
Officers were elected by the National Council for Jewish Education as follows:
A. H. Friedland of Cleveland, president; Dr. Jacob Golub, Cincinnati, vice-president; Dr. Louis Kaplan, treasurer; Samuel Dinin, secretary; members of the executive: I. Abrams, Dr. S. Benderly, Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner, Israel S. Chipkin, Dr. Alexander Dushkin, Ben Edidin, Dr. Emanuel Gamoran, Dr. J. S. Gordon, Dr. Leo Honor, L. Hurwich, Bernard Isaacs, Dr. L. Kaplan, Ben Rosen, Z. Scharfstein, and Dr. Mordecai Soltes.
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