A two day conference on Jewish philosophy, sponsored by the Theodor Herzl Institute attracted some 700 persons, it was reported today by Dr. Emanuel Neumann, president of the Theodor Herzl Foundation.
A group of authorities in the field discussed perspectives and trends in modern Jewish philosophy and the response of Jewish philosophy to current world tensions. Dr. Alexander Altman, Philip Lown Professor of Jewish Philosophy at Brandeis University, delivered the keynote address and Rabbi Jacob B. Agus of Baltimore, was the featured speaker at the closing session.
Other speakers included: Dr. David Sidorsky and Dr. Sidney Morgenbesser, Columbia University; Dr. Arthur Hyman, Yeshiva University; Dr. Maurice Friedman, Sarah Lawrence College; Dr. Meir Ben-Horin, Dropsie College; Dr. Samuel Atlas, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; Dr. Steven S. Schwarzschild, Rabbi, Temple Beth El, Lynn Mass., and Dr. Michael Wyschogrod, Hunter College.
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