(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The problem of alloting wine for sacramental purposes was taken up by a conference with H. Keith Weeks, Secretary to the Prohibition Director Andrews.
Representatives of four Jewish bodies, the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of America, the Union of Or-thodox Jewish Congregations, The Rabbinical Assempbly of the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, participated in the conference.
The problem has arisen due to demands made by other national Jewish organizations for permission by the government to obtain wine for sacramental purposes. These organizations objected to the exclusive recognition of the four mentioned organizations. No conclusion was reached by the conference.
Further meetings are expected to take place with the object of evolving a method of equitable treatment for all rabbis of congregations which will at the same time prevent a leakage of sacramental wine into the bootleg trade.
United States Treasury officials made it clear that they do not intend to brand the other organizations as bogus organizations since they may contain properly authorized rabbis.
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