Rabbi Henry Siegman, of West Hempstead, N.Y., has been appointed executive vice-president of the Synagogue Council of America, it was announced here today by Rabbi Seymour J. Cohen, of Chicago, president of the organization. The Synagogue Council is the national coordinating agency for the three religious wings of Judaism. It serves as spokesman for the Conservative, Orthodox and Reform rabbinical and congregational bodies on all issues of common concern.
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