Plans for a nationwide observance of Jewish History Week, to be held at the end of April, were announced here today following the 47th annual meeting of the American Jewish Historical Society which is sponsored by the National Jewish Welfare Board.
The meeting re-elected Lee M. Friedman of Boston as president of the Society. More than 300 historians and academicians attended the gathering at which various problems concerning Jewish history in the United States were discussed. Principal speakers at the meeting included Mr. Friedman, Prof. Sola W. Baron, Dr. David de Sola Pool, Prof, Jacob R. Marcus, Rabbi Bertram W. Kern and Dr. Eyman B. Grinstein.
Prof. Baron, in his address, noted a deeper interest in American Jewish history as one of the significant charges which is taking place in the United States today. Rabbi Kern discussed the Jewish phases of American history and American factors in world Jewish history.
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