Delegates at an annual conference of a U.S. Jewish umbrella organization voted to reaffirm its traditional opposition to public funding for private education. By a vote of 318-259 following a vigorous debate, the delegates at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs meeting removed a clause that would have allowed court-approved exceptions.
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