Thirty leaders of American Reform Judaism departed for Israel yesterday on an El-Al plane for the pilgrimage ever undertaken by a Jewish congregational association. Headed by Dr. Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the group will travel throughout the Jewish State and confer with governmental leaders, including President Isaac Ben Zvi and Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.
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