The National Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs today urged “a greater role in Jewish religious life and ritual so as to provide women with more equal opportunities for religious fulfillment.” A resolution endorsing “the aspirations and drive of womanhood to have full civil rights, political, economic and social equality with men” was adopted at the closing session of the Federation’s 44th annual convention here. The convention also adopted a resolution expressing support for the Jackson Amendment and Mills-Vanik Bill in Congress. Another resolution deplored “the practice of selecting individuals for employment and advancement in an endeavor or for admission to educational institutions on any basis other than merit.”
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