A series of resolutions aimed at strengthening the resources of Jewish education in America were adopted today at the concluding session of the second annual Rabbinical Assembly Conference on Jewish Education, which was held at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The 117 delegates to the Conference placed themselves on record as:
1. Hailing the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine as a great revivifying influence upon Jewish education throughout the world.
2. Opposing the introduction of sectarian teachings and practices in the American public school system.
3. Defining the goal of Jewish education to be the development of the child as a citizen builder of American democracy, and at the same time a loyal adherent to his Jewish faith.
4. Presenting a program for the achievement of this goal through a system of Jewish education which begins with pre-school training for children between three and six years of age and offers curricula adapted to the needs and interests of every age group including the Jewish adult.
The Conference also adopted a resolution urging the expansion of facilities for the training of Jewish teachers “so that a comprehensive and effective system of Jewish education may be maintained.”
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