The chief problem which will face Jewish centers and “Y’s” after the war will be the development of a program designed to reabsorb the returning veterans into the normal life of the community, it was stated here today at the opening session of a three-day conference of Jewish community leaders from all sections of the country called by the National Jewish Welfare Board in lieu of its annual meeting which has been discontinued for the duration. Chief topics of discussion at the meeting will be programs of service for the armed forces and the Jewish centers.
Addressing today’s meeting, Frank L. Weil, president of the JWB, disclosed that more than 100,000 members of 323 centers throughout the nation are now in the armed forces, representing more than 25 percent of the total membership of the centers. Discussing the reintegration of Jewish ex-servicemen into communal life, Mr. Weil stated that he did not feel that new organizations were necessary to perform this task and that the JWB will advice local communities on how their existing facilities can be utilized. He called for a greater expansion of Jewish center facilities in all communities.
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