All “important decisions as to the objectives and scope of the 1950 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal will be made by Jewish communities through the widest democratic representation” at the U.J.A.’s national conference, opening in Atlantic City on Nov. 25, it was announced today by the Appeals national chairmen William Rosenwald, Judge Morris Rothenberg and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise.
The announcement by the U.J.A. leaders disclosed that a “formula has been devised to enlarge and broaden the bade of community representation on the preparatory sub-committee that will be charged with drafting and adopting resolutions and recommending a quota for the 1950 drive of the U.J.A.”
“under the new formula,” it was added, “every Jewish community in the country with at least 2,000 Jewish residents will have a minimum of one representative on the sub-committee. Communities with a Jewish population in excess of 40,000 will have three representatives, while New York City will have 15 representatives, in view of its large Jewish population. These representatives will be selected by the communities themselves.”
In addition, the eight regions of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds will select two representatives each and 25 individuals will be chosen from the country at large. Last year the preparatory sub-committee was composed of representatives of 67 top communities. The total membership of this years committee will be 214 as competed with 136 for the 1949 conference.
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