Delegates to the biennial convention of the National Jewish Welfare Board were told today that national Jewish organizations are more concerned with “prestige and spheres of influence” than with building a Jewish community. Dr. Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, editor of “The Jewish Spectator,” told the 1,000 delegates: “The national scope of Jewish organizations continues to duplicate and compete today as they have done for decades. These organizations have contributed little, if anything, to the enhancement of Jewish values.” She paid tribute to local groups such as the hundreds of Jewish day schools as an example of organizations which “have taken the initiative to act and to sacrifice.” She said most of these are ignored by fund raising groups when the money is being passed out. The JWB voted today to streamline its organization by re-structuring its chain of command to avoid “unnecessary and elaborate structural and organizational arrangements” and “confusion of authority.” The JWB convention will continue through Sunday.
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