certificates for bravery displayed
when they participated in the
TEL AVIV (JTA) —B r i t i s h rescue of British sailors from
Minister to Israel Alexander the ship Ampleworth, which
Knox Helm presented three Is- foundered off the coast of Tel
raeli citizens with life-saving Aviv in January, 1947.

THE JEWISH NEWS-5 British Envoy Presents
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Awards to Three Jews

Conservative Leader Proposes
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New U. S.—Israel Religious Tie

Friday, July 1, 1949

Heads Reform Rabbis

KAIMESHA LAKE, N. Y., (JTA)—The Rabbinical As-
sembly of America, at its 4Rth annual convention here, heard
an appeal that it take the lead in the . formation of a new
branch of the Zionist movement which would represent the
500.000 Conservative Jews of the United States. The proposal
was advanced by Rabbi David Aronson, president of the

Assembly.
The 200 rabbis attending the
3. The triumph of the people of Israel
the field of social justice must become
parley heard Rabbi Aronson out- in
the source of religious teaching.
4. The teaching of social justice through
line a plan for a religiously
the pulpit must be supplemented by active
oriented body to foster Ameri- participation in contemporary social issues.
5. Religion can strengthen democracy by
can Jewry's spiritual ties with
developing an individual faith so that the
Israel and to "strengthen our soul is fortified against discouragement
religious way of life." Asserting and disappointment.
that from here on the basis of Unanimous endorsement was
the Zionist movement's activities given to current efforts to sup-
will not be political, Rabbi Aron- port Jewish life in Israel. The
son stressed that the liaison be- resolution - added, however, that
tween American Jews and Israel "the needs of our community
must be based on a common must not be tabled at this cru-
faith and culture. He suggested cial moment."
The resolution said: "We can-
that the projected new Zionist
body would join a federation of not approve of giving that.prior-
Zionist bodies in this country ity to one Jewish need which
and would also be affiliated with would give a secondary place to
the World Zionist Organization, the religious and cultural up-
To strengthen the spiritual building of American Judaism."
ties between the Jews of Israel The Assembly warned Jews in
and the U.S., the rabbinical this country that they risk "ir-
leader disclosed that a four- reparable damage to our sur-
member mission will be sent to vival as a community unless
Israel following the closing of they provide a fuller measure of
the current conference. It will support for religious and cul-
undertake to study the religious tural institutions."
resources of the new state which
The 200 Conservative rabbis
could also be applied toward attending the convention
strengthening Jewish life in pledged their aid in reaching
America. In addition, the mis- the national goal of $1,972,000 in
sion, which will be led by Rabbi next fall's campaign in behalf
Ben Zion Bokser of New York, of the Jewish Theological Sem-
will seek to learn how America inary of America, the United
can contribute to the develop= Synagogue of America and the
ment of religious life and insti- Rabbinical Assembly. Rabbi
David Aronson, of Minneapolis.
tutions in Israel.
Urges New Concept
was re-elected president of the
. A new concept of organized Assembly.
Jewish life in America centering
on "a voluntary community de-
dicated to the organic view of Veterans' Groups Give
Judaism" was advocated by Dr. Campership Fund for
Robert Gordis, addressing Con-
Center's Camp Chelsea
servative rabbis.
The platform which Rabbi
Three JeWish War Veterans'
Gordis outlined called for recog-
nition of unity among Jews groups have created a gift fund
throughout the world, "Jewish with the Jewish Community
religion as the heart of Jewish Center's Camp Chelsea, for vet-
expression," and Israel as the erans' families' health and wel-
source of creativity to enrich fare needs. The three groups
are the Eli Levin Post, Maurice
the lives of Jews everywhere.
Dr. Gordis urged American Rose Auxiliary and Raymond
Jewry to remain an active crea- Zussman Auxiliary.
Camp Chelsea is a mothers'
tive element in world Jewish
life, but to maintain simultan- and children's camp, located on
eously its position as an integral Grass Lake, Michigan. Adult
element of the American people._ women Are welcome, and a lim-
Fundamental to the entire con- ited number of unaccompanied
cept proposed by Dr. Gordis is children, ages 8 to 12, are being
lthe conviction that Jewish edu- accepted for the first and fourth
' cation for children and adults periods. Registration is open at
must be the central concern and the Center, with Beatrice Jac-
basic enterprise of the type of obs, registrar, taking appoint-
ments by phone, MA. 8400.
community he advocates.
This season will see the in-
A request that privileges
now accorded in Israel to or- novation of guest speakers and
distinguished artists.
ganized Orthodoxy should also

be extended to Conservative
and Reform religious groups
in the Jewish state was voiced
at the convention by Rabbi S,
Joshua Kohn, of Trenton, N.J.,
in a report evaluating Zionist
activities.

DR. JACOB R. MARCUS,
Adolph S. Ochs professor of
Jewish history at Hebrew Un-
ion College—Jewish Institute

of Religion, was elected presi-

dent of the Central Confer-
ence of American Rabbis at

its 60th anniversary conven-
tion in Bretton Woods, N. H.
He succeeds Dr. Abraham J.

Feldman. Noted as an Ameri-
can-Jewish historian, Dr. Mar-

cus is chairman of the publi-
cation committee of the Jew-
ish Publication Society, direc-
tor of the American Jewish
Archives and vice president of
the American Jewish Histori-
cal Society. He is the author
of numerous books.

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