Trustees of Boston Jewish Philanthropies Attend Three-day Seminar

Thirty members of the board of trustees of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston today concluded an intensive, three-day seminar, on the campus of Brandeis University here. The seminar was designed specifically for trustees in the 35-50 age brackets, and was con-sponsored by the CJP and the Florence Heller Graduate School of Advanced Studies in Social Welfare,

Spending the entire three-day period on the campus, participants in the seminar discussed major political and social trends as these affect Jewish community planning, planning for families and children, problems of financing and budgeting for domestic and overseas needs, major issues in community relations, Jewish education and cultural trends.

Under the direction of Prof. Charles I. Schottland, dean of the Florence, Heller School, and with Prof. Robert Morris as cordinator, the seminar members heard addresses by Philip Bernstein, executive director of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds; Herbert Millman, associate executive of the National Jewish Welfare Board; Ollie Randall, vice-president of the Council of the Aging; and Isaac Toubin, executive director of the American Association for Jewish Education.

The seminar was addressed at a luncheon session today by Dr. Abram L. Sachar, president of Brandeis University. At the conclusion of the institute, the proceedings were summarized by Dr. Benjamin S. Rosenberg, executive director of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. Other experts who participated in the seminar discussions were Martha Selig, consultant for family and children’s services of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York City; Sidney Z. Vincent, associate director of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland; and S. Peter Goldberg, director of budget research for the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.