“Meaningful and constructive education in Judaism,” is being neglected because of lack of teachers, facilities and modern educational techniques, former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman said tonight, in an address opening the local drive for the $15,000,000 University of Judaism sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Lauding the activities of the Seminary, Mr. Lehman said that it has been hampered by the inadequate support given it by the American Jewish community. “The responsibilities facing us today as Americans and as Jews are urgent,” he added, “and the penalty, if we fail to solve such problems as that of getting our children to accept themselves as Jews, is severe. The time is not for recrimination but for rededication for service–to our God and to our people, and to ourselves–in the same spirit that activated the founders and the incorporators of the Seminary.”
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