In a major step in the unity of all Sephardim in America, about 500 Sephardic delegates from throughout the U.S. will gather Feb. 25-26 at historic Shearith Israel Synagogue, the oldest established congregation in America, for the Founding Convention of the American Sephardic Federation. Professor Daniel Elazar, a prominent member of the American Sephardic community and directer of the Center for Study of Federalism at Temple University, said the new Federation, which will serve as the American branch of the World Sephardi Federation, will dedicate itself to revitalize the Sephardic culture and heritage, and to aid the underprivileged population of Israel through direct and material assistance to her Sephardic citizens.
Delegates to the founding convention will represent all walks of Sephardic life, including Sephardic cultural institutions, synagogues, youth organizations and clubs. Prof. Elazar said that “this convention is of paramount importance for Sephardic Jews in Israel and elsewhere who wish to work in unity and harmony for a stronger Israel and for the perpetuation of the Sephardic heritage by moral and material assistance where necessary.”
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