Representatives of twenty-five Jewish organizations formed an association for the defense of the fixity of the Sabbath Day at a meeting held Sunday night at the Orach Chaim Community Center, New York. A stand is planned against encroachment of the Sabbath by insertion of a blank day in the calendar, as proposed in various plans for calendar simplification.
Dr. Moses Hyamson, professor of Codes at the Jewish Theological Seminary, was elected temporary chairman of the organization and Isaac Rosengarten, editor of the “Jewish Forum,” honorary secretary.
The organizations represented were: The American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress, Federation of Polish Jews of America, Independent Order B’rith Abraham, Independent Order B’nai B’rith, Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences, Jewish Ministers and Cantors Association of America, Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America, Mizrachi Hazair, Mizrachi Organization of America, New York Board of Jewish Ministers, Order Sons of Zion, Rabbinical Assembly of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Rabbinical Assembly of United Synagogue, Rabbinical Association of Yeshiva, Sephardic Brotherhood of America, Synagogue Council of America, Union of Orthodox Rabbis of United States and Canada, United Roumanian Jews of America, Women’s Branch of Union of Orthodox Congregations of America, Women’s League of United Synagogue, Young Israel Council, Young Judea and Jewish Council of Greater New York.
In his address outlining the activities in connection with the calendar reform, Dr. Hyamson stated it was essentially a rich man’s movement. The poor man, if at all, is affected adversely.
Among those that took part in the discussion were the Rev. Dr. Bernard Drachman, Dr. Jonas Simon, Rabbi Ch. I. Bloch, Dr. David Davison, Mr. Harry Schneiderman, Dr. Mordecai Soltes, Rabbi J. Max Weis, Rabbi B. Leon Hurwitz, Mr. M. Mandel Schachne, Mr. Benjamin Koenigsburg and Mr. Isaac Rosengarten.
An organization committee of ten was decided upon to enlist the cooperation of all other national Jewish organizations and all other bodies. Jewish and Christian, opposed to the insertion of a blank day in the calendar.
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