United Synagogue Opens Fifteenth Annual Convention in Atlantic City

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

A call to the Jews of America not to be misled by passing fads, frequently offered as attractive substitutes and not to gauge their spiritual strength by the wealth of their charitable institutions but rather to concentrate their efforts about the synagogue was sounded by leaders of the United Synagogue at the opening of the fifteenth annual convention of the organization here yesterday.

Close to a thousand delegates from all parts of the country and from Canada are attending the sessions at the Hotel Breakers.

At the two sessions reports and addresses were delivered by Rabbi Samuel M. Coben, Executive Director, and Dr. Herman Abramowitz of Montreal, President of the organization. An outstanding feature of the convention was the large number of lay delgates, larger than at any of the previous conventions.

Rabbi Morris Schussheun opened the convention with prayer. This was followed by a greeting of Dr. Abramowitz. Joseph B. Perskie, city solicitor of Atlantic City, welcomed the delegates on behalf of the city authorities as well as on behalf of the local Jewish community.

Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, brought greetings from that institution.

Rabbi Max Drob of New York brought greetings from the Rabbinical Assembly of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Herbert J. Rocder spoke for the Young People’s League.

In his review of the past year Rabbi Samuel M. Cohen told of the increase in the membership and the general progress the United Synagogue is making. In many cities, he said, these membership enrollments are still in progress. In the ranks of the United Synagogue there are at the present time 229 congregations, 262 Sisterhoods, and 119 young people’s organizations, making a total of 610 organizations in every part of the country, he said.