A campaign to raise $1,500,000 to be used for a national program to intensify Jewisy adherence to Judaism and advance public understanding of the Jewish faith and culture was voted today at a Jewish Theological Seminary conference for “Fostering Dynamic Judaism in America.”
The 167 delegates from all sections of the United States adopted a four-point plan to achieve the objectives set up by the parley. They are: 1. To meet the need for trained religious, educational and communal workers through enlarged Seminary schools; 2. To enrich Jewish life by restoring the synagogue as the spiritual and cultural center of Jewish communal life; 3. To advance Jewish education by aiding Jewish communities achieve higher standards and an increased enrollment; 4. To foster American understanding of the Jewish people and Judaism through the Sominary’s public education progran.
Maxwell Abbell, Chicago philanthropist and businessman, was named to head the national drive. Speakers at the parley included Alan M. Strook, chairman of the Sminary’s board, and A. Arthur Oppenheimer, treasurer.
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