The Canadian Jewish Congress has called on the Dominion Government to oppose the move in the United Nations to institute world calendar reform through the “blank day device,” which would un-fix the position of the Sabbath in the week. In a letter to Minister of External Affairs Lester B. Pearson, CJC president Samuel Bronfman declared that the interruption of the traditional continuity of the week would bring “confusion into the religious and social life of Jews” and would negate “ancient cultural and historical values.”
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.
