Top U.S. Jewish Leaders Meet on Problems Concerning Israel

A number of American Jewish leaders have met to discuss the advisability of establishing a procedure for regular meetings of the representatives of their organizations for the purpose of consultation and exchange of views on issues related to American Jewry’s assistance to Israel, it was announced today.

The purpose of this procedure is to effect maximum cooperation in the sphere of American Jewry’s efforts for Israel, the announcement said. It was agreed by the participants that such an exchange of views and consultation are most desirable and that they will ask their organizations to participate in such consultations.

The participants in these preliminary meetings, held here on May 10 and May 19, were Herbert Abeles, vice-president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds; Sol Bernstein, administrator of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations; Joseph Breslaw, chairman of the American Trade Union Council for Labor Israel; Dr. Maurice N. Eisendrath. president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations; Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the Jewish Agency; Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the American Jewish Congress.

Adolph Held, president of the Jewish Labor Committee; Philip Klutznick, president of the B’nai B’rith; Louis Lipsky, honorary chairman of the American Zionist Council; Henry T. Madison, national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States; Rabbi Irving M. Miller, chairman of the American Zionist Council; Charles Rosengarten, president of the United Synagogue of America; Dr. Joseph Schwartz, executive vice-chairman of the United Jewish Appeal; Rudolf Sonneborn, president of the American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel.