The Synagogue Council of America, representing the orthodox, conservative and reform rabbis and congregations of the United States, of which Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein is president, to day issued a call to the rabbis and religious leaders of the country asking them “to gather their people in their Synagogues and Temples for a service of Thanksgiving at 8,00 p.m. on the day on which cessation of hostilities in Europe is officially announced.”
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
