U.S. Orthodox Jewish officials proposed exchange programs to help build traditional Judaism in Germany. The proposal came during meetings last week in Berlin between Orthodox Union officials and German Jewish leaders. In the works are teen exchange programs, volunteer training programs and apprenticeships that would bring young volunteers from Germany together with American counterparts, said Rabbi Steven Burg, national director of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth.
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