Reform Jews to Intensify Efforts to Perpetuate Judaism Throughout U.S.

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

American Reform Judaism will center its efforts for 1927 upon a movement for revival of religious interest throughout the country, and will endeavor to meet the spiritual problems created by modern life in order to assure the perpetuation of Judaism in America, according to announcement made by Ludwig Vogelstein, chairman of the Executive Board of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

The plans by which this is to be achieved will be outlined when the Union of American Hebrew Congregations holds its thirtieth biennial convention in Cleveland, January 16 to 20. At this time the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods and the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods will also hold their biennial meetings and the delegates to all three conventions comprising more than one thousand prominent Jewish laymen and rabbis from all parts of the country will participate in discussions of the future of Judaism in America which are to feature the convention program.

Prior to their attendance of the convention, the delegates will participate in their home cities in local congregational meetings which will be held during the coming month to discuss the problem of the perpetuation of Judaism and will offer the viewpoint of the congregations they represent in the convention discussions.

The largest synagogue in Northern New York will be erected at Saranac Lake, N. Y., according to plans announced by Congregation Emanu-E1. A site for the proposed synagogue has already been purchased.

The third annual assembly of the Southwestern branch of the Jewish Chautauqua Society convened for a three day session last week in Shreveport, La. Delegates were present from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana.